Liverpool may be forced to play on their deteriorating pitch for another season because of Anfield 's redevelopment . Manager Brendan Rodgers has frequently bemoaned the state of the iconic playing surface which is struggling to withstand the wear and tear of the season . Opposition players have also complained . Rodgers has called the surface 'awful ' and this week said : 'We need to do something about the pitch because we need a better pitch if we are going to play the game we are playing . ' The Anfield playing surface was given a ten-year lifespan but is now 14 years old . Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes a new playing surface would hugely help his side out . There is no sprinkler system with a hose to water the pitch before matches at Anfield . Liverpool 's owners acknowledge the problem but cranes are scheduled to be on the pitch during June as contractors step up work on the new £100million main stand to add 8,500 extra seats to Anfield ’ s capacity . The current pitch is a Desso GrassMaster but it was given a ten-year lifespan and is now 14 years old . Groundstaff have been forced to to patch it up each season . The drainage and irrigation system dates back even further to 1998 . There is no sprinkler system with a hose used to water the pitch before matches . Anfield 's redevelopment work could mean that the pitch can not be replaced anytime soon . Even if Liverpool were able to put in new drainage prior to the cranes moving in there are fears the weight of the machinery could potentially burst the piping . Consequently , Liverpool may have to continue playing on the same surface in 2015/16 before it can be ripped up and replaced when the stand is completed in the summer of 2016 .
Brendan Rodgers has regularly criticised the state of the Liverpool pitch . Anfield may not be able to replace it until 2016 due to redevelopments . The pitch had a 10 year lifespan but has been in place for 14 years .