POLICE will escort St Etienne fans to Old Trafford tonight.
And all main roads are closing in Manchester city centre and Salford will be shut.
French supporters arrived throughout the afternoon for Europa League last 16 clash with Manchester United.
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There were no reported clashes but Manchester police were taking no chances.
Back in 1977 United hosted St Etienne in the Cup Winners' Cup - at Plymouth Argyle's Home Park ground and not Old Trafford.
The 1-1 first leg in France was a nasty affair - amid an ongoing bakery workers' strike back in England, a section of Les Verts' fans began lobbing stale baguettes at the United supporters.
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It soon turned nasty - bottles were flung, fists were thrown and the riot police moved in.
Thirty-three people were taken to hospital.
To begin with UEFA kicked the Reds out of the competition but a bizarre twist saw them play the second leg more than 200 miles away from Old Trafford.
Home Park, 281 miles from Old Trafford, was chosen and United duly went through thanks to goals from Stuart Pearson and Steve Coppell.
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