Walton MP Steve Rotheram has warned that Liverpool FC’s delays in deciding to stay at Anfield or move to a new stadium is causing tensions in the local community.
The Labour MP, who is also a Reds season ticket holder, is in the process of arranging a meeting with the club to discuss the situation.
He said: “We are trying to organize a meeting with owners for an update, the uncertainty for the residents is really starting to cause tensions. I hope that the football club is able to come up with the right decision for the club that helps the area.”
He said he understood that the new owners need time as the decision is crucial to the club and the surrounding area.
He added: “It has to be the right decision for everybody, this is a massive opportunity to regenerate the whole of the north of Liverpool not just Anfield.
“Residents have put up with a lot of issues over the past few years.
“My preference is that the local residents there get something they have been looking for – the opportunity for something to happen in that area.
“The broken promises of the previous owners have come back to haunt the current owners.”
He said he hoped to meet with the club’s hierarchy within the next “two weeks or so” to discuss the stadium question.
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