Liverpool are pressing ahead with their stadium redevelopment plans as they look to expand the capacity of their Anfield home . Steel structures of the new Main Stand are already starting to take shape with work to be completed in time for the 2016/17 season . The redevelopment of the new Main Stand , which will seat 21,000 spectators , will increase the ground 's capacity by 9,000 to 54,000 . Steel structures of the new Main Stand are starting to take place at Anfield . Over 4,800 tonnes of steel will be needed for the new Main Stand , which will see the existing structure joined together with the new building . Liverpool FC ’ s operations director Andrew Parkinson told the Liverpool Echo : 'Progress is on track since December when we said we would be going ahead with the Main Stand development . 'We ’ ve been doing a lot of the foundation works and now we ’ re in the process of erecting the steel and that ’ s all coming up very quickly . Anfield will be able to seat 54,000 spectators once work on the Main Stand is completed . The new Main Stand will be able to seat 21,000 spectators and will be open in time for the 2016-17 season . 'We ’ re already at the stage where the new steel is as high as the existing Main Stand and that ’ s within a week since the steel arrived . As we get further and further , from game to game , people are going to see a big transformation in front of their eyes . ' After the Main Stand has been redeveloped , Liverpool will move onto expanding the Anfield Road end and take the capacity of the stadium to just shy of 60,000 .
Redevelopment work on Anfield 's new Main Stand taking place . Steel structures for new part of the building are starting to take shape . Capacity of ground will increase to 21,000 by 2016-17 season . New Main Stand will be able to seat 54,000 spectators once complete . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news .