In Liverpool, it is set to be cold but largely dry day with bright or sunny spells. There is forecast to be a few showers along the coast during the early hours of this evening, but elsewhere it is set to be "very cold under the clear skies with a severe frost". Below is an hour by hour forecast for today.

The Met Office have issued an amber weather warning for Merseyside ahead of Manchester United's trip to Anfield to take on their arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday

THE massive clash between Liverpool and Manchester United on Sunday is firmly in DOUBT. The North West is bracing for more severe weather just days after being hit with major flooding. Torrential

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for Merseyside amid forecasts of ‘snow and freezing rain’, with public transport users advised to expect disruption. In some parts of the UK, snowfall as thick as 40cm has been predicted.

Liverpool news as Arne Slot's men are due to face Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday evening but fans are worried about another postponement due to a weather warning and the forecast for snow

Manchester United's Sunday evening clash with Liverpool will have to survive an amber weather warning. With temperatures set to drop below freezing across the UK, Merseyside could be left covered in snow.

The Met Office has released a weather update which could have a big impact for Liverpool this weekend. The Reds are set to face Man Utd at Anfield later today (Sunday January 5) at 4.30pm local time in the outstanding Premier League fixture of the week.