Liverpool fans will protest against owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett before Saturday's visit of Manchester United.

The demonstration, which has been organized by The Spirit of Shankly group, will take the form of a march from the city's Lower Breck Road up to the gates of Anfield.

The group says it wants to direct its anger "towards those ruining our football club".

With both Hicks and Gillett expected to attend the match, tensions are sure to be running high, as the relationship between Liverpool's legion of fans and the club's owners goes from bad to worse.

Plans for a new stadium close to Anfield were put on the back burner last month following rumours that the owners were not able to finance the move, just one in a long list of issues that has rocked the normally stable side from Merseyside.

Within months of their takeover, the duo had a public falling out with manager Rafa Benitez over the Spaniard's transfer policy and at the start of 2008, Hicks then said he had approached current Bayern Munich boss Jurgen Klinsmann in November about taking over at Anfield.

The Americans have also drawn fire for their harsh treatment of Benitez and their own poor management of the club's financial dealings.

Since assuming control in March last year, there has been immense speculation that Dubai International Capital, who tried to buy Liverpool before Gillett and Hicks took control, remain interested in buying out either one or both of them.

Then, in March this year, Gillett said he could no longer work with Hicks, only to say that was not the case in June.

Benitez was then snubbed by the owners when he failed to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa, once again highlighting the fact that all is not well behind the scenes at Liverpool.

"What we need on Saturday is two resounding victories. Firstly, a march on a massive scale that tells the world that Liverpool has had enough of Gillett and Hicks," the Spirit of Shankly group said in a statement.

"A march of passion, a march of anger, a march of Red solidarity that roars its message loud and proud: 'enough is enough, go now.'

"This is the biggest club game in football and the world will be watching. Our second victory on Saturday comes when we take all that passion and pride inside the ground."

Saturday's planned protest coincides with the demonstration expected at St James' Park, where Newcastle supporters are set to vent their anger at the owner Mike Ashley following Kevin Keegan's recent departure.