The new owners of Liverpool are considering making the club's new stadium even bigger, it was revealed today.

Preparatory work on the 61,000-capacity Stanley Park stadium began just days ago but has been put on temporary hold while a review is carried out.

The review was ordered by the club's new owners, American businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

A club spokesman said: "There is a total commitment to a new stadium but the new owners are conducting a thorough review of the current proposals, to see if there is any way they can be improved."

The review is not expected to cause a significant delay to the construction plans.