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Liverpool accidental "every effort" is being made to guarantee Sunday afternoon's Premier League lucifer against Manchester United astatine Anfield goes ahead.
A information gathering was held astatine the crushed connected Sunday greeting to measure the upwind and question conditions pursuing overnight snowfall successful the north-west of England, with the lucifer owed to footwear disconnected astatine 16.30 GMT.
Airports successful Manchester and Liverpool were temporarily closed due to the fact that of adverse upwind conditions connected Sunday morning, portion an amber upwind informing for snowfall and crystal is successful spot for overmuch of bluish England.
Following an aboriginal greeting inspection, league leaders Liverpool said: "At this signifier the lucifer is planned to spell up arsenic mean and each effort is being made to get the crippled on."
A further information gathering volition instrumentality spot astatine midday to "assess the latest conditions".
Sleet and rainfall showers are forecast for the country this afternoon.
Should the lucifer beryllium postponed, it volition beryllium the 2nd Liverpool crippled that has had to beryllium rearranged this season.
The Reds' travel to rivals Everton successful aboriginal December was postponed due to the fact that of the upwind conditions caused by Storm Darragh.
Liverpool person a five-point pb astatine the apical of the Premier League table, portion United are 23 points down their rivals successful 14th place.
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