Liverpool have outlined their plans to extend Anfield’s capacity to over 61,000.
Details of the proposed £60 million renovation will see the European champions build a new 16,000-seat structure at the Anfield Road end of the stadium.
Reds chiefs revealed artist impression of how the new stand will look upon completion on Friday as part of the launch of a public consultation exercise.
The Anfield hierarchy are yet to publish details of an opening date, planned ticket prices or whether safe standing will be incorporated into the final design.
However it has been confirmed that a small section of Anfield Road will be permanently close as part of the redevelopment but will not affect Stanley Park.
Andy Hughes, Liverpool’s chief operating officer, said: “I think it is clear we didn’t perhaps perform a consultation for the concerts as well as we could have done and we are always looking to improve.
“I think we did a really good job on the Main Stand and the objective here is to run the best consultation process that we can.
“Our ambition is to increase the capacity of Anfield stadium and allow more fans to enjoy some of the best football in the world.
“We have always been looking at a long term development plan for Anfield and we have been looking specifically at Anfield Road as the next step post-Main stand.
“We have deliberately phased these investments as they are big projects in their own right. They require funding.
“Of the big steps we chose to do the Main Stand first, the training ground second and Anfield Road third. We are still in the development process for the training ground.
“That is looking to complete this summer so the timing to move on to design, planning and initiation of the Anfield Road development is right now.”