Reds board want more time

The takeover of Liverpool was thrown into confusion tonight when the club’s board met in a London Docklands hotel – ahead of the game at West Ham – and did not formally accept the bid from Dubai International Capital.

The board, under chairman and owner David Moores, met to consider the second bid from George Gillett – the owner of Montreal Canadians ice hockey team – and it is believed decided they needed more time to make a decision.