Anfield Road Stand Upper Tier To Open For The First Time

Liverpool FC is expecting to receive more than 57,000 fans to Anfield for the visit of Manchester United on Sunday, and is looking forward to welcome its largest crowd in 50 years.

The next stage of the planned phased opening of the new Anfield Road Stand will see the expanded upper tier open for supporters for the first time.

The opening has been made possible after the club was granted all the necessary health and safety licences from Liverpool City Council following a successful test event on Monday night that featured a special Q&A with manager Jürgen Klopp.

It will be the biggest home league crowd since Bill Shankly’s Reds drew 0‑0 with Leicester City in the old First Division back in April 1973, watched by 56,202 people.

There is still more work to be completed before the stand can be fully operational and LFC is able to welcome 61,000 fans to Anfield on a matchday. However, this is significant progress and ahead of the revised schedule, which anticipated no fans in the upper tier until January 2024.

Paul Cuttill, vice‑president of stadium operations, said: “This is fantastic news and testament to the sheer hard work and commitment that all involved in this complex project have put in.

“We were forced to revise on construction schedules after Buckingham went into administration in September and thought we wouldn’t be able to open the upper tier until January.

“So to find ourselves ahead of that schedule is great, a real credit to all involved. The priority has always been to get fans into the upper tier safely and as soon as possible. We must thank all those fans who attended our test event on Monday evening to make this possible.

“Now we can’t wait to welcome those 57,000 fans to Anfield and see the new upper tier of the Anfield Road Stand come alive on matchday.”