Since taking over Liverpool FC in 2010, Fenway Sports Group (FSG) has committed to expanding Anfield – shunning proposals for an entirely new stadium.
Preparatory works started in June this year ahead of Liverpool's new £60m Anfield Road stand expansion after the club was granted planning permission for the scheme, which will see the capacity at Anfield increased by 7,000 to 61,000.
A build time of around 18 months is anticipated.
As with the previous Main Stand redevelopment, there will be no reduction of capacity with construction continuing to the rear of the Anfield Road End during the season before more intrusive work is carried out during the summer months.
Here's everything that's happened so far.
The plans
First revealed in November 2019, the club aims to build a new two-tier stand that will be the same height as the Main Stand and create an imposing view from Stanley Park.
A statement on the club's website reads: "Retaining the special atmosphere at Anfield is one of the key design drivers and was instrumental in the current owners deciding to expand the existing Stadium rather than relocate to a new stadium in Stanley Park.
"As part of the proposed design, the lower tier is to be retained and refurbished with a new upper tier built above it. In addition, the plans retain Anfield Stadium as four individual stands to reflect the historical evolution of the Stadium.
"We are also continuing to develop an acoustic and lighting strategy which meets with our ambitions for a world-class Stadium."
How will Anfield change?
The plans form just one part of FSG's plans to modernise one of the most famous football stadiums on the planet.
"The short to medium-term is to get Anfield Road done," one senior source previously told the ECHO. "That'll take us up to 61,000 and it allows us to start balancing the stadium out.
"If you look across the Sir Kenny Stand, Anfield Road and the Main Stand, the Kop will look smaller, ironically, alongside everything else.
"There is a bit of a challenge around the fact we're in a community and a residential area which we take great pride in.
"It's part of the character for what a classic English stadium is from the Victorian era to today. We're not different from a lot of other football clubs in that regard.
"Right now the focus is on getting Anfield Road right, adding that capacity, which will undoubtedly add more atmosphere to the stadium and 61,000 is about right."
Will they go ahead?
The green light was given to the plans in summer 2021.
Liverpool Council's planning committee gave its official approval, voting 6-2 in favour of the scheme.
The earliest estimation for the project to be completed is the summer of 2023, with Liverpool looking to start work as soon as possible.
