There hasn’t been much drama on the pitch at Liverpool recently, but there’s been plenty of action off the pitch.
And this will go down as one of the strangest uses of the Sky Sports News Breaking News ticker that anyone can remember – and that’s really saying something.
According to Sky Sports two men went missing at 1.30pm this afternoon during a stadium tour of Anfield and as a result the ground has been evacuated.
It’s not clear how many people are working at Anfield on a non-matchday, but they have been told to leave as the police are now in attendance looking for the missing men.
Suggestions that the bomb squad have been called to Anfield have not been confirmed, though Merseyside Police said they were called following “security concerns” at Anfield.
A spokesman said: “Merseyside Police can confirm officers are in attendance following security concerns at Anfield Stadium today.
“As a precautionary measure, the club has evacuated the stadium and officers are now carrying out enquiries at the scene.”
#Anfield stadium evacuated after an "incident" says @LFC spokesman. Police in attendance
— BBC Merseyside (@bbcmerseyside) October 27, 2015
LFC staff outside stadium after being evacuated earlier pic.twitter.com/dqqbi1xG0J
— Laura Neve Tacey (@lntaceyecho) October 27, 2015
Unsurprisingly, the news has proved to be an open goal for people on Twitter.
2 men gone missing at anfield makes a change it's usually 11 every satday 👍
— rich ward (@RichWard007) October 27, 2015
2 men missing in #Liverpool Anfield. They should try looking for them in the penalty box ! No one from Liverpool seen in there for ages !
— Jarllo (@Jarllo1) October 27, 2015
