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Sir Alex Ferguson has written the following letter to Manchester United supporters who are attending Sunday's game so that it can be handed out as they enter Anfield:

"The great support you gave the team here last season has seen our allocation back up to near-full levels.

"I want you to continue that progress today.

"But today is about much more than not blocking gangways.

"Today is about thinking hard about what makes United the best club in the world.

"Our rivalry with Liverpool is based on a determination to come out on top - a wish to see us crowned the best against a team that held that honour for so long.

"It cannot and should never be based on personal hatred.

"Just ten days ago, we heard the terrible, damning truth about the deaths of 96 fans who went to watch their team try and reach the FA Cup final and never came back.

"What happened to them should wake the conscience of everyone connected with the game.

"Our great club stands with our great neighbours Liverpool today to remember that loss and pay tribute to their campaign for justice. I know I can count on you to stand with us in the best traditions of the best fans in the game."

Good letter and I am sure 99% of utd fans will behave and most don't need to be told. But it only needs one idiot and all clubs have them reflecting society in general. You only have to go into our town centres to see some people are as thick as they come and thats the way it is.

I am very happy to see this. And also happy to say Fergie deserves respect for this. I know its stating the obvious but the last week or so Fergie and United have done nothing but give us support, along with other clubs, but Liverpool and United is ALOT different than Liverpool and say Wigan etc. Lets hope Sunday is remembered for the right reasons and hopefully none of the "fans" or Suarez or Evra will take out attention away from the football.. but then you have the ref's.

Have always regarded Fergie as the greatest mananger ever, history shows that, not so long ago Liverpool fans on this very forum were calling this man some of the most personal, vile names under the sun, its quite easily to trace back who they were and what they said so I would rather they just not respond to just this thread because I feel it would be two faced and false if they were to commend him now for this.

Well done Sir Alex credit to your Club with your efforts to help Sunday go off peacefuly and without incident.

I hear people say our fans are like this their fans are like that. That would only occur if we were biologically and genetically different. We are all people and choose which product we buy e.g. what form of entertainment we watch. You hear a lot of rubbish spoken but football is just an entertainment otherwise why do you pay to get into the ground.

I never liked Fergie at all though he's just a whiskey nosed fceker but the way he's spoken about Hillsborough has been nice, alot better than the FA.

And the things you said about Kenny and Rafa, they were justified?

Hypocritical much?

think football fans do have differences myself, if you think we are all the same you are saying people from all parts of the country are the same too because where you come from comes out in the support of your Club or it used to before we became global and lost our identity. You are not telling me that when Leeds Goalkeeper Gary Sprake threw the ball in the net at Anfield and the crowd all at the same time sung Careless Hands it would of been sung anywhere else in the country no chance because that was Liverpool City humour, we were regarded as being fans who were fair and honest even to the opposition, it carries on a little tiny bit today when we applaud the opposition keeper when he comes to the Kop end.

Tosh

Only people in Liverpool have a sense of humour come on....

Exactly,take Pepe the clown for instance...Hilarious