Explained: How Liverpool set new record attendance as almost 60,000 at Anfield for Burnley Premier League game

The upper tier of the new Anfield Road stand opened ahead of the club's Premier League encounter against Burnley. With the new stand opening, the club set a new league attendance record at Anfield against the Clarets, as 59,896 fans packed in to watch the action.

The project, which cost approximately £80million ($100.7m), was due to be completed ahead of the 2023/24 season but the opening was postponed after construction firm Buckingham Group went into administration in September. Rayner Rowen Construction later took the job and the upper tier was partially opened in December during a clash against Manchester United.

The previous attendance record at Anfield was 58,757 which was during a clash against Chelsea in December 1949. Since the upper tier's partial opening, the highest attendance has been 57,548 which was against Arsenal on December 23.

Liverpool head away from Anfield next in the Premier League, with Jurgen Klopp's side travelling to the capital to take on Brentford.