Liverpool have confirmed they will offer a portion of Red Star Belgrade's unused ticket allocation for next week's Champions League meeting at Anfield to fans aged between 17-21.

The Serbian club’s supporters were hit with a two-match away-game ban by Uefa last month after invading the pitch and setting off fireworks following the 2-2 play-off draw at RB Salzburg that sealed their place in the group stages of this year’s competition.

As a result, the Reds will be able to fill their ground exclusively with home fans when they contest their third group game on October 24.

And the club have announced that a section of the returned away tickets will be ring-fenced specifically for a sale for young fans with no previous Champions League ticket credits.

Chief executive officer Peter Moore said: “Engaging young fans and giving them the chance to come to Anfield has been a priority for us in recent seasons.

“The fact that we have the away allocation to use for home supporters is a unique opportunity at Anfield and we wanted to find a way for young fans to benefit from this additional allocation.

“We all know how special European nights are at Anfield so we’re delighted to make some of these tickets available to young supporters who may be experiencing it for their first time.”

Despite Red Star’s travelling ban being in place for their fixture at Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month, a number of supporters made the trip from Serbia to the French capital.

Merseyside police insist they are ready for a potential influx of supporters, however, with Paul White, the match commander superintendent, telling the Telegraph: “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.”