Police estimate between 500 and 600 fans took part in the planned pre-match demonstration against Manchester United's ownership.
This was a long way below the figure the 1958 United fans group said it expected to be present.
It was colourful and noisy, though, and it was clear from chants inside the stadium, which are repeated every time United play, many have no affection for either the Glazer family or Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who become a minority shareholder in 2024 and is effectively responsible for running the club.
The expense involved in hiring Dan Ashworth as technical director and then getting rid of him after five months, the decision to keep and then sack Erik ten Hag, and then hire and sack Ruben Amorim is proof Ratcliffe has not got everything right.
However, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko are both part of a recruitment campaign over the past 12 months that is much improved on what has gone before.
Nevertheless, fan sentiment runs deep.
"Does he intend on buying the Glazers out? I don't think so. I don't think the money's there to do it" said 1958 Group spokesman Steve Crompton.
"So, is this just going to be a match made in heaven as far as he's concerned?
"They're pushing ahead with the vanity project of this new stadium, the ticket prices are going up and the rules around them are becoming more and more stringent. The traditional fans are just getting priced out.
"Everything is just a mess."
