Extra Police Officers being prepare Liverpool’s next Champions League game

Merseyside Police are preparing to mount a serious security operation around Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Red Star Belgrade next week.

This comes over fears that Red Star Belgrade fans will try and access Anfield despite being banned by UEFA from attending the game.

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The Serbian club were ordered not to sell tickets for the Paris Saint Germain and Liverpool game following  a pitch invasion carried out by Red Star fans in August. Despite this, over 1000 supporters still went to Paris on October 18 with many obtaining tickets for the game.

According to Paul Joyce, there is now an expectation that Red Star supporters will travel to Merseyside with police planning for extra officers to be in attendance at Anfield and in the city centre for next Wednesday’s game.

Paul White, the match commander superintendent, told The Times: “We are aware of the Uefa ban on Red Star Belgrade selling tickets for this fixture to their fans.

“We will have a comprehensive policing operation in place, working alongside both clubs and Serbian police, in preparation for this fixture to ensure spectators are kept safe and to smoothly facilitate the movements of those travelling to and from the game.

“There will be additional officers on duty at the ground and we will have a city centre policing plan in place throughout the day, to further ensure that spectators and visitors to the city are kept safe.”

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