LAST UPDATE | 5 Jan
LIVERPOOL’S HOME GAME against Manchester United on Sunday will go ahead as planned.
Overnight snow across Merseyside and the north-west made road conditions for both sets of fans difficult and threatened to force a postponement.
Liverpool City Council’s Safety Advisory Group met twice on Sunday with concerns over access to Anfield but the fixture – one of the biggest in English football – will kick-off as scheduled at 4.30pm.
“Today’s fixture against Manchester United will go ahead as planned,” league leaders Liverpool posted on their official X account.
“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.”
Today’s fixture against Manchester United will go ahead as planned. Two safety meetings were held earlier to assess the weather and travel conditions.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 5, 2025
We thank everyone involved in helping us to get this game on today. If you’re travelling to Anfield then please take extra…
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 derby 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.
The League Two fixtures between Chesterfield and Gillingham and Fleetwood and AFC Wimbledon were postponed on Sunday morning, while the Women’s FA Cup third-round meeting between Nottingham Forest and Burnley was cancelled after the snow prevented the Clarets from travelling to the City Ground.
Racing was called off at Plumpton, though is set to go ahead at Chepstow after two morning inspections.
While the two All-Ireland senior club football finals were postponed here yesterday, Naas has also been given the go ahead for today’s racing.
A 7.30am inspection was called due to the threat of snow, but that failed to materialise.
Brendan Sheridan, clerk of the course for the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, said: “We had no snow overnight, we’ve had 11 millimetres of rain and the ground is now soft, soft to heavy in places.”
The Grade One Lawlor’s Of Naas Novice Hurdle is the feature event on a quality card.
The All-Ireland junior club football semi-final between An Cheathrú Rua and Ballinagar is also set to go ahead as planned, while the twinning final of Tara versus Muff will proceed at the later time of 1pm following a pitch inspection at Ruislip.
#GAA news: Following a pitch inspection this morning, the @AIB_GAA All-Ireland Club JFC Semi-Final, An Cheathrú Rua v Ballinagar, will go ahead as planned at King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, 1pm throw-in
— The GAA (@officialgaa) January 5, 2025
📣 UPDATE 📣
— Ulster GAA (@UlsterGAA) January 5, 2025
The pitch at McGovern Park has been deemed playable.
The game will throw-in at the delayed time of 1pm. https://t.co/nZH05zCwd5
- Additional reporting from Emma Duffy
Liverpool getting another game called off, it’s plain as the nose on your face that the authorities are doing everything possible for them to win the title
@Joe Beirne: trolling nonsense.
@Joe Beirne: so tell me Mr Man united fan, who is it you want to win the league then? :)
@Sean O’Maolain: who do I want to win the league, obviously United, who I think will win the league, loserpool
@Joe Beirne: 1st division if your very lucky
@Joe Beirne: well that’s a silly statement. Obviously only a couple of teams can win the league. So who do u prefer to win it. Lol.
@Sean O’Maolain: how is it silly, I was asked who I want to win the league not who I would like to see win the league.
@Joe Beirne: I’ll just get to the point. Ye hate Liverpool, ye hate Arsenal and ye hate Man City. So who ever wins the league will give United fans maximum pain.
God I hope ye don’t get relegated :) looool
@Sean O’Maolain: sad life you are living sad life.no hate its called rivalry.
@Paully kells: poor wee seanie, supports a club that is completely irrelevant
@Joe Beirne: not called off
@Dessie: irrelevantly top
@Dessie: it seems so..staunch Abu god love him.
Utd fans praying the inevitable is put off.
@damien leen: bring it on. No fear
@Brian Dunne: fair play Brian.
@damien leen: not really we will have to play them anyways. Even if we loose 4 or 5 nill will it make any big difference. And united could get a draw or win 1 nil who knows it’s only a fame. I think ABUs more worried about this match than us United fans tbh.
@sean bourke: only a game I meant
@sean bourke: Bill Shankly would disagree with you. Anyway…UP The Pool!
@damien leen: game on.
What about people from Ireland travelling to the game. Both airports was closed for a while. Merseyside Derby was called off earlier than this.
@Simon Dwyer: would be more in their line to support a local club
@Niall Boyle: why does it bother you who they support? How do you know they don’t. Its people like you turn people off the league of Ireland
@Joe Beirne: well he’s the one asking what about people from Ireland flying over for the game. If he supported a bit closer to home, he wouldn’t have to be moaning about flying anywhere
@Niall Boyle: I go to bohs and Liverpool games. Have to agree with Joe for once here. It’s people like you who put people off LOI
@Niall Boyle: not really we can support who we want liverpool first then ireland then cork
@Shanie: you’ve the head of a PL supporter alright
@Niall Boyle: well thank u
Stuck at home with the snow. Would be very disappointed if the game had been called off. Would have been a very boring day.
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.
26 mins ago……..
So it’s not safe but TV money is more important than supporters?