‘It’s unbelievable’: Liverpool will have biggest Anfield crowd in 50 years against Man United

Liverpool vs Manchester United match at Anfield will be attended by more than 57,000 fans as the redeveloped Anfield Road Stand opens.

The Merseyside giants will welcome their bitter rivals Manchester United at Anfield this Sunday in the 17th game week of the Premier League. The Red Devils should be scared of their upcoming opponents’ acceptable form, which could result in another big scoreline.

The last two times the Manchester side visited Anfield, they lost 4-0 and 7-0. Moreover, considering this season’s form of the Reds and their opponents, the chances of the previous results repeating can never be diminished.

However, the atmosphere of the home stadium for the Reds could be even better, according to the latest update.

Liverpool vs Manchester United will be huge with the new Anfield Road Stand

The under-construction upper tier of the redeveloped Anfield Road Stand will be partially opened on Sunday. Liverpool City Council has granted the necessary health and safety licenses after a successful test event at the ground on Monday.

LFC manager Jurgen Klopp paid a special visit to the test event and had a Q&A session with the supporters. The German coach stated on the club’s official website,

“I love it, it’s unbelievable. When it started, I couldn’t imagine how it would look. Seeing it now, I’m really touched and a little bit emotional.

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I’m not sure if everybody realises this is an historical moment and I’m proud to be here tonight. We are the first people to use this wonderful venue.

I know you can’t see it from this side, but let me tell you it’s outstanding. What a beautiful new stand. I can’t wait for us to use it.”

As it stands, expert speculations are that this match will be the most significant home league crowd at Anfield since April 1973. 56,202 fans attended to watch Bill Shankly’s Liverpool’s 0-0 draw against Leicester City.

Another club statement confirmed that some work still needs to be done. The projected stadium capacity after the completion of the renovation project. As the club has made ‘significant progress’ till now, the work will be completed by January 2024.

Sohom Chatterjee

An ardent football fan and a proud Red. I take immense pleasure in analyzing the intricacies of the game.