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Around 1,000 seats will be moved at Anfield this summer as Liverpool improve provisions for disabled supporters ahead of the 2017-18 season.

Extensive work will get under way in May to ensure that the Reds meet the requirements of the Accessible Stadia Guide with the number of wheelchair bays set to be increased from 195 to more than 250.

It will have an impact on general admission seats and some season ticket holders will also have to be relocated elsewhere in the stadium.

However, Liverpool insist plans are in place to ensure that Anfield's 54,000 capacity isn't reduced as a result of the upgrade.

Liverpool FC operations director Andrew Parkinson said: “As a football club, we have a long-standing commitment to supporting our disabled fans and making changes to the stadium to improve their matchday experience.

“Over the past five years, we have made an incredible amount of progress by working with our disabled fans to listen and understand the areas that needs improvements that are important to them.

“The LDSA (Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association) and supporters committee are fully supportive of our planned approach and the progress that’s been made recently.

“This latest redevelopment work means further significant construction is planned at Anfield this year and we are working with the city’s licencing and planning teams to ratify the proposals.

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“Making these further developments this summer will see Anfield Stadium achieving the required number of wheelchair positions as stated in the Accessible Stadia Guide.

“The work will mean that some season ticket holders in general admission seats will be affected by the changes and we will work with them on finding an alternative seat. We will be in touch with those directly affected and we thank them for their understanding.”

As well as providing more than 250 wheelchair bays from August, Anfield will also have a further 150 extra amenity and easy access seats.

There will also be substantial improvements for away disabled supporters, who for the first time will be seated in the away section.

The construction work will include creating new lift shafts, removing structural walls, recasting ramps to more accessible gradients and converting lounge space into raised disabled seating areas.

Keith Graham, chair of the Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association and Katie Price, disabled supporters representative on the supporters committee, said: "The proposed work is the culmination of many years of dialogue.

"We have always advocated the need for increased accessibility at Anfield, for all disabled supporters, in order to meet the recommended requirements of the Accessible Stadia Guide.

"We welcome LFC’s commitment to making this a reality by August 2017 and look forward to greater numbers of disabled supporters having the opportunity to attend matches at Anfield."