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Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore has confirmed the Reds’ next proposed Anfield stadium expansion could be larger than originally envisioned.

The opening of the new Main Stand in 2016 saw Anfield ’s capacity rise to just over 54,000 as owners Fenway Sports Group spent £110million on the redevelopment which provided an extra 9,000 seats.

Plans have long been in place to expand the stadium’s capacity further to more than 60,000 with work next planned on the Anfield Road end of the stadium.

But while Liverpool currently have a permit which allows a further expansion of 4,000, Moore has confirmed it will be allowed to expire in September as Reds bosses revisit the initial plans with a more substantial overall capacity now in mind.

“That is insufficient for our plans," Moore said of the original plans during an interview at the headquarters of The Associated Press.

“We’re continuing to analyze what is the optimum number.

“I think in the next few months you’re going to hear from us as regards to what those plans will be.

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“I can tell you definitively it won’t be the rather small-to-medium plans we had recently.”

He continued: “Of course the potential exists that following the feasibility study the initial plans may change.

“You just can’t build this massive stadium without limits here. We’re very cognizant of the impact we have on the residents.

“The ability to get people into a ground and get them out of the ground is important as well as the size of what we’re building.”

Anfield is currently the seventh-largest stadium in England with only Wembley, Old Trafford, London Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Emirates Stadium and Etihad Stadium boasting greater overall capacities.