The big clash between Liverpool and Manchester United is in DOUBT today.
The North West is bracing for more severe weather just days after it was hit by major floods.
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The Met Office map shows Liverpool and much of the North West under a yellow weather warning
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Liverpool’s clash with Man Utd is now in doubtCredit: Getty
Due to the heavy rain, trains were canceled, roads were closed, and some people even evacuated their homes.
With the snow and ice now melting and more heavy rain expected, the Met Office has issued an amber weather warning across the region.
They say “significant disruption” is expected from 21:00 GMT on Saturday night.
The warning will remain in place until at least 23:59 GMT on Sunday.
Merseyside is one of the areas affected by an amber warning, with temperatures expected to drop below freezing on Saturday night.
It means Anfield and the surrounding areas could be covered in snow – leaving Liverpool’s clash with Manchester United in jeopardy.
Although it would be relatively easy to make the pitch fit for play, the greater risk would be the tens of thousands of home and away fans heading towards the stadium.
A meeting of the Security Advisory Group is likely to take place on Sunday at some point.
Officials from both clubs and representatives from Merseyside Police and Liverpool City Council are expected to attend.
What did the Met Office say?
A Met Office statement read: “Snow will become persistent and locally heavy as it progresses from south to north across the warning area.
“In addition to the snow, a period of freezing rain is also likely to bring some hazardous travel conditions, before milder air follows in all areas by Sunday morning.
“While there is some uncertainty in the details, 3-7cm of snow is likely to fall for most of the warning areas, with local 15-30cm for higher parts of Wales and the southern Pennines.
“Freezing rain could lead to ice accumulation in places, particularly in parts of Wales – before milder air leads to rapid melting of snow and ice in the south of the warning area by Sunday.”
Liverpool are already behind after Storm Darragh postponed the Merseyside derby at the start of December.
A number of non-League games were postponed on Saturday, mainly due to icy pitches.
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