One of the main worries when both Liverpool and Manchester United were drawn against Russian teams in the Champions League group stages was security.
Most will remember clashes between England and Russia fans during the 2016 Euros, and there was a fear of a repeat chaos when both sets of fans travelled to Moscow for their away games this week.
However, it seems the local authorities are doing everything in their power to try and avoid this, especially with the World Cup taking place all over the country next year.
According to the press service of the Moscow Department of Regional Security and Anti-Corruption, relayed by R-Sport, 5500 police officers and volunteers will provide security during both sets of Champions League games.
Three thousand of them will be used for the Spartak Moscow-Liverpool game, while the remaining 2500 will be sent to supervise matters when Manchester United take on CSKA Moscow on Wednesday evening.
Of those 5500, 900 will be police officers while 1200 will be from the National Guard.
This comes after both Premier League clubs asked their fans to avoid walking by themselves in the Moscow streets, while Spartak, down their end, have urged their fans to not use pyrotechnics during the game.
