By Adam Shergold for MailOnline
Published: 10:44 GMT, 23 February 2019 | Updated: 10:50 GMT, 23 February 2019
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When two Premier League heavyweights like Manchester United and Liverpool go head-to-head, the last thing you want is a cut-up pitch ruining the free-flowing spectacle.
Luckily, the Old Trafford groundsmen have a slightly unusual trick up their sleeve to ensure a pristine playing surface - cloves of garlic.
For the past five years, the pitch at United's home ground has been sprayed with the root vegetable as it helps keep parasites from destroying the roots.
The Old Trafford pitch is sprayed with garlic to ensure a pristine playing surface for this Sunday's crunch Premier League clash between Manchester United and Liverpool
United's ground staff have been using the garlic cloves each week for about five years
The rows of garlic cloves can be seen criss-crossing the Old Trafford pitch on Friday
And it's proved a successful tactic in transforming what was
