As 12,000 Manchester United fans packed the WACA to watch the Red Devils in the flesh, they looked up into the Perth skies to see a message from their arch rivals.

“Liverpool FC – 6 x European Champions” was what a banner read while being flown behind a small plane to the shock and amusement of the Man-U faithful.

The idea came from a couple of Liverpool fans who got a group together to chip in for the internationally covered practical joke.

“It was about $1,200, so it was money well spent,” Al told 6PR Breakfast.

“One of my good mates I used to play with, he sort of floated the idea and about half a dozen of us jumped on board straight away,” he says.

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