Footage has emerged of Anfield's roof leaking over a stand during Liverpool's thrilling 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Sunday night.
Amad Diallo's late strike forced the Premier League leaders to settle for a share of the spoils, preventing them from increasing their lead at the top to eight points.
Lisandro Martinez had given United a shock lead early in the second half but the Reds soon rallied with Cody Gakpo equalizing on the hour mark and Mohamed Salah slamming home a penalty after Matthijs de Ligt was penalized for handball.
However, Diallo provided the final blow for the visitors after tapping in Alejandro Garnacho's cross to secure a point that Ruben Amorim will be cheering on.
The confrontation took place in freezing rain and the stormy weather ultimately took a visible toll on the venue, as seen in videos on social media.
One clip on
“Leaky Anfield,” the user said, accompanied by an eyes emoji.
The leaks originated in the area above United's traveling contingent, which was in the lower level, and in another video shared on sing.
From the angle it could not be seen whether it had been dripped.
The Met Office had issued an orange alert in Merseyside, warning that conditions were 'likely to cause disruption to transport and some other services'.
But the city's Ground Safety Advisory Group ultimately decided the game would go ahead despite the risk of ice after meeting twice on Sunday morning.
The snow eventually gave way to driving rain during the match and several large puddles were seen on the ground, including in the press area.
The Anfield Road Stand was redeveloped in early 2024 at a cost of approximately £100 million, bringing the stadium's total capacity to 61,276.
United are of course no strangers to persistent leaks, with the dilapidated state of Old Trafford being exposed late on several occasions during storms.
Last season, as United slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, the 114-year-old stadium was hit by a violent thunderstorm, causing water to flow down the stands.
The club is considering plans to build a new stadium, dubbed the 'Wembley of the North', but a final decision on the future of Old Trafford has not yet been made.
After the match, Liverpool boss Arne Slot admitted that the draw with United felt like “two points lost”, saying: “I think a lot of people's minds stick around for a long time, what happens in the end and that was a big chance for [Harry] Maguire of course.
'But what we often forget is two minutes earlier, Virgil [van Dijk] maybe had such a good chance that he had to make it 3-2 for us. In the end it was a difficult match.'
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