Will Man United and Man City fixtures be postponed? Met Office weather warning latest
The Met Office have issued a weather warning that could affect Manchester United and Manchester City's fixtures in the Premier League this weekend.
United will make the trip to Merseyside to take on Liverpool at Anfield in the top-flight. Ruben Amorim's squad are currently in 14th in the Premier League standings and have lost their last four matches in all competitions, including three in the top-flight.
City are in action on Saturday afternoon (3pm), meanwhile, when they play West Ham at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's team returned to winning ways in their last fixture against Leicester City and will look to close the gap on the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea with another victory over the Hammers.
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Both United and City's games could be affected by wintery weather that is set to strike the UK this weekend. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for snow and ice across the country that is expected to last from 6pm on Saturday night until 12pm on Sunday afternoon.
The warning from the Met Office has stated that the weather is "likely lead to disruption to transport and some other services." United and City's games are not expected to be under threat, but advice has been issued to the public about the snowy and icy condition that are expected to arrive this weekend.
"Snow will become persistent and locally heavy as it pushes south to north across the warning area," the warning from the Met Office added. "As well as snow, a period of freezing rain is also likely bringing some hazardous travel conditions, before milder air follows across all areas by Sunday morning.
"While there's some uncertainty in details, 3-7 cm of snow is likely for most of the warning area, with locally 15-30 cm for the higher ground of Wales and the southern Pennines. Freezing rain could lead to ice accretion in places, especially parts of Wales - before the milder air leads to a rapid thaw of snow and ice in the south of the warning area through Sunday."
