Will Liverpool vs Manchester United be postponed today?

Fans on Merseyside awoke on Sunday morning to heavy snowfall overnight to further raise fears over a possible postponement of today's Liverpool vs Manchester United match at Anfield.

The Met Office on Friday issued an amber weather warning for Merseyside amid the threat of "snow and freezing rain [that] will likely lead to disruption to transport and some other services."

As much as 40 centimetres of snow had been predicted in some areas across the UK, and the huge Premier League clash has subsequently been deemed at risk.

Liverpool City Council's Safety Advisory Group held a meeting this morning to assess the situation, with fan safety paramount, and the club confirmed at 9.30am that the decision over a postponement has been pushed back until midday when a further safety assessment will be made.

A statement read: “A safety meeting was held this morning to assess the weather and travel conditions for today’s fixture against Manchester United at Anfield.

“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.”

Snow and then rain is expected to hamper supporters attending the game at Anfield, and all travellers have been recommended to bring warm clothing, food, water, blankets, and ice scrapers for the journey.

Those travelling by public transport could see routes disrupted or closed amid temperatures around 3C, with the 'feels like' temperature below zero.

Matters were further complicated on Sunday morning as all trains to and from Liverpool Lime Street were cancelled "until approximately 12pm" due to "a problem at the depot". The main affected routes were between Liverpool and London stations.

Liverpool Airport has been forced to shut its runway this morning due to snowy weather conditions, but the snow is expected to have stopped falling before today’s Premier League clash, which is a 4.30pm kick-off.

Liverpool fans will be all too well aware of the possible postponement. Just last month the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park was postponed due to Storm Darragh, which was also subject to an amber severe weather warning.

A decision to postpone the match was made three hours before the 12.30pm kick-off.