The Premier League clash between Liverpool and Man Utd ‘will go ahead as planned’ after two safety meetings were held today.
Liverpool host Man Utd in a crucial clash for both sides with Arne Slot’s side looking to give themselves an eight-point lead over Arsenal after the Gunners drew at Brighton on Saturday.
The Red Devils, meanwhile, have lost their last four matches in all competitions with Ruben Amorim looking for a positive performance and result to boost the mood around Old Trafford.
But there were worries earlier today that neither side could get a chance to secure a valuable result against their arch-rivals after heavy snow overnight caused major disruption in the North West.
More snow is forecast and the Met Office – who have issued an amber weather warning across the region – said in a statement: “Snow will become persistent and locally heavy as it pushes south to north across the warning area.
“As well as snow, a period of freezing rain is also likely bringing some hazardous travel conditions, before milder air follows across all areas by Sunday morning.
“While there’s some uncertainty in details, 3-7cm of snow is likely for most of the warning area, with locally 15-30cm for the higher ground of Wales and the southern Pennines.
“Freezing rain could lead to ice accretion in places, especially parts of Wales – before the milder air leads to a rapid thaw of snow and ice in the south of the warning area through Sunday.”
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And The Sun claimed on Sunday morning that the match between Liverpool and Man Utd was ‘firmly in doubt’ with the North West ‘bracing for more severe weather just days after being hit with major flooding’.
The report adds:
‘The warning will remain in force throughout Sunday until 23.59pm GMT at least. Merseyside is one of the areas affected by the amber warning and with temperatures set to drop below freezing on Saturday night.
‘That means Anfield and surrounding areas could be blanketed in snow – leaving Liverpool and Manchester United’s clash under threat.
‘While it would be relatively easy to make the pitch playable, the bigger risk would be to the tens of thousands of home and away supporters heading to the stadium.
‘A Safety Advisory Group meeting is likely to take place on Sunday at some point.
‘Officials from both clubs and representatives from Merseyside Police and Liverpool City Council are expected to be present.’
But Liverpool released an update on Sunday morning with the match ‘planned to go ahead as normal’ after a ‘safety meeting’.
Liverpool wrote on X: ‘A safety meeting was held this morning to assess the weather and travel conditions for today’s fixture against Manchester United at Anfield. At this stage the match is planned to go ahead as normal and every effort is being made to get the game on.
‘A further safety meeting will take place again at midday to assess the latest conditions. We will update supporters just as soon as we can. Please take extra care out there, Reds.’
Before Liverpool then later revealed: ‘Today’s fixture against Manchester United will go ahead as planned. Two safety meetings were held earlier to assess the weather and travel conditions. We thank everyone involved in helping us to get this game on today.
‘If you’re travelling to Anfield then please take extra care. We look forward to seeing you there.’
