Liverpool have been forced to shelve their pre-season friendly plans with Manchester United.
Anfield and Old Trafford chiefs held discussions about the possibility of playing a double header of warm-up games to negate Covid restrictions.
However events which saw last month’s original Premier League meeting between the sides being called off has now led to a rethink of those plans.
Red Devils supporters staged protests outside their stadium ahead of the game with several hundred finding their way onto the field of play itself.
Both team coaches were blockaded in at their respective pre-match hotels, which saw the game postponed and replayed some 11 days afterwards.
According to the Liverpool Echo, the American-led club hierarchies feel playing the games is ‘potentially hazardous’ as a result of the protests.
The demonstrations took place in the wake of both sides signing up along with four other English teams to the short-lived European Super League.
Liverpool owner John Henry issued a public apology for his personal role in the failed breakaway plot, which saw UEFA impose financial sanctions.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are set to report back for their pre-season campaign on July 12 ahead of the Premier League season starting on Saturday, August 14.