Standing with a Manchester United scarf in the middle of the Kop while thousands of Liverpool fans blast out 'You 'll Never Walk Alone ' might strike most people as a crazy stunt to pull . So when a picture emerged of one brave soul appearing to do just that during Sunday 's top-four clash , many Twitter users got very excited . The image went viral , with even Wayne Rooney tweeting about it after United 's 2-1 win at Anfield . A Manchester United fan photoshopped into the Kop at Anfield ; Rooney even tweeted about him after the game . The original picture of the Manchester United fan was taken on a pre-season tour in Bangkok in 2013 . The Liverpool fans shown in the image were actually watching their team against Birmingham in 2011 . Rooney wrote : 'Very happy tonight . Fans were amazing . Juan Mata great goals . Should of let him take penalty . And the United fan in the kop . Brilliant ' Unfortunately , it turns out that the image was a fake , with everyone , including the Manchester United captain , taken in by the clever use of Photoshop . A few hours later Sportsmail can reveal the original picture of the United fan , taken a long way from the Kop , which was super-imposed into the Anfield crowd . The actual image was taken in Bangkok in 2013 , when United played there on a pre-season tour , and shows a fan at the airport waiting for the United team to arrive . Meanwhile , the image it was dropped into was not from Anfield on Sunday , but actually from a game against Birmingham in 2011 . The online pranksters , ynfa , did the job properly though , replacing a Luis Suarez scarf from 2011 with a generic Liverpool one to keep up the illusion . The Kop prepares for Manchester United , showing banners and scarves before the game on Sunday .
Manchester United fan 'spotted ' in Liverpool support at Anfield . Picture went viral , and even Wayne Rooney tweeted about it . Rooney labelled the fan 'brilliant ' but the image turned out to be a fake . The man was later identified as an undercover reporter for Sky Sports News who had been filming on his mobile phone while sitting behind one of the goals.