Liverpool v Manchester United game subject to safety decision after heavy snow
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Liverpool say “every effort” is being made for their home game with Manchester United to take place on Sunday amid adverse weather conditions on Merseyside, with a decision expected just after midday. Snow fell across Merseyside and the north west overnight and Liverpool City Council’s Safety Advisory Group met on Sunday morning to determine whether the Premier League match could go ahead due to access issues. The group will reconvene at 12pm GMT in the hope that weather conditions will ease and the fixture – one of the biggest in English football – will kick off as scheduled at 4.30pm.
“A safety meeting was held this morning to assess the weather and travel conditions for today’s fixture against Manchester United at Anfield,” league leaders Liverpool posted on their official X account. “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.”.
An amber alert for snow and ice has been issued for Liverpool and Manchester by the Met Office until Sunday night. Last month the Merseyside debut between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park was postponed on safety grounds. On that occasion high winds from Storm Darragh resulted in severe travel disruption in and around the city.
