article_snippet: As the tanks rolled in, football was flattened in the country.
article_snippet: However, the first season was a catastrophe and they avoided relegation from Division One by a single point.
article_snippet: Even worse - a victory against Liverpool in April was deemed fixed.
article_snippet: The First World War had broken out and no football was to be played the following season.
article_snippet: A group of United and Liverpool players, fearing unemployment and what the future held, met in a pub the day before the game and agreed to the more unlikely 2-0 United win and bet on the game at odds of seven-to-one.
article_snippet: The scam was uncovered when the Football Association investigated claims of a lack of effort from Liverpool players.