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Footage has emerged showing a disturbance before Manchester United’s Champions League tie last night.

Around 3,000 Club Brugge fans travelled over for the first leg of their qualifier against the Reds.

It is understood police had escorted a group of them from the city centre to Old Trafford prior to the game.

However, trouble flared as they approached the ground around 45 minutes before kick-off.

The video, shot by a passing fan, shows fans of the Belgian side goading United supporters as they were being held outside Hotel Football, close to the stadium.

Others then appear to then run at officers with two being rugby tackled to the floor.

Police said a total of four people were arrested at the game.

Two of those were for affray, one for a racially aggravated public order offence

and the other for a breach of the peace.

One United fan who witnessed the incident before the game said: “I had seen them walking up Trafford Road with the police.

“But when they were being held outside the Hotel they started to get a bit agitated.

“They were goading Reds as they walked past and some of them started attacking the police for some reason.

“It was all over pretty quickly but it wasn’t great, especially with so many kids and families around.”

Inside the ground the Brugge fans chanted the name of Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany and the Liverpool anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone in a bid to wind-up the United faithful.

Louis Van Gaal’s side came from 1-0 down to win the match 3-1 with two goals from new boy Memphis Depay and one from Marouane Fellaini.

The second leg in Belgium takes place on Wednesday August 26.