The Community Shield looks set to take place on August 29 - and may see a reduced number of supporters allowed to attend the showpiece event at Wembley.
Liverpool are guaranteed to be one of the teams in action after they won the Premier League, and Jurgen Klopp's side will take on the winners of Arsenal and Chelsea in this weekend's FA Cup final.
According to The Sun the game will take place on the final Saturday of next month, with between 15,000-20,000 fans potentially allowed into the 90,000 capacity stadium.
Supporters have not been allowed into grounds since football was suspended in March, with all games since then taking place without spectators.
A thousand supporters were allowed into The Oval on Sunday to watch a cricket friendly between Surrey and Middlesex, however, while the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible will also trial having some spectators present, and the government appear keen to try to do everything to allow at least some fans through the doors at grounds.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport are now under pressure to allow the Community Shield to be a trial for football to see if fans are able to observe social distancing guidelines while watching their teams in action.
Sports Minister Nigel Huddlestone said: "The pilot schemes are really important so we can hit that target of October 1 to open up more sport and get people back in stadia which is what everybody wants.
"We are having discussions at the moment so that we can have more sports involved in the pilot.
"And I think the expectation is it is certainly reasonable to expect rugby and football games to be part of the pilot scheme.
"It is a matter of where and when, but we are having those discussions."
The match could prove to be the first time Liverpool fans see their team in action since they won the Premier League, and would no doubt be an emotional moment for everyone connected with the club.
