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| Police presence for United clash | Police presence for United clash |
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| Thousands of police officers patrolled the streets of Rome to prevent violent clashes between AS Roma supporters and Manchester United fans. | |
| Carabinieri and military police lined the streets surrounding the stadium and four riot vans were on guard on the Duca D'Aosta, a known trouble spot. | Carabinieri and military police lined the streets surrounding the stadium and four riot vans were on guard on the Duca D'Aosta, a known trouble spot. |
| Previous ties between the teams in the city have been marred by violence. | Previous ties between the teams in the city have been marred by violence. |
| Manchester won the quarter-final tie by two goals to nil. It is the fifth time the two clubs have met in under a year. | |
| Previous scuffles | Previous scuffles |
| In the 2007 Champions League quarter-final, three United fans were stabbed outside the Stadio Olimpico. | |
| Scuffles also broke outside Old Trafford during the second leg, with 21 people arrested. | Scuffles also broke outside Old Trafford during the second leg, with 21 people arrested. |
| The teams also played each other in the group stage of this season's competition and four Manchester United fans were jailed in Italy for clashing with rival fans in Rome in December. | The teams also played each other in the group stage of this season's competition and four Manchester United fans were jailed in Italy for clashing with rival fans in Rome in December. |
| On Tuesday, Manchester United fans were ferried to the ground in organised coaches. | |
| A double entrance gate system was also in place to keep trouble at bay. | A double entrance gate system was also in place to keep trouble at bay. |
| A total of 1,400 Italian police were thought to be e on duty in and around the stadium - a ratio of one officer to every three Manchester United fans at the game. |