Liverpool group Spirit of Shankly's positive talks with club CEO Hogan & FSG

Liverpool supporters' group Spirit of Shankly have confirmed 'the initial consultation was positive' after meeting face-to-face with club CEO Billy Hogan on Tuesday.

The livid fan base had demanded owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) sit down with them to discuss the future direction of the club, following Liverpool's acceptance to join the doomed European Super League.

FSG faced a furious backlash from the fans, both on Merseyside and internationally, and now the Spirit of Shankly group have confirmed that Hogan, on behalf of FSG, 'agreed there is a need for a new structure leading to meaningful and lasting supporter engagement.'

An official statement was issued on Tuesday night, in which the supporters' group updated their following on the latest developments.

It read: 'Today, Tuesday 4 May 2021, Spirit of Shankly met with Billy Hogan and Liverpool FC representatives.

'At the meeting SOS tabled the following requests:

The supporters' group has now outlined that further information is expected, once the club hierarchy has come up with prospective solutions to the pressing issues.

Spirit of Shankly added: 'These motions were acknowledged, and received, by LFC. They have taken these away for discussion and will respond formally to SOS with a further local meeting expected in the coming days.

'This initial consultation was positive, and both parties agreed there is a need for a new structure leading to meaningful and lasting supporter engagement.

'We will keep all members updated as and when we have more information.'

Liverpool fans have been widely expected to follow their counterparts in Manchester and stage large scale protests regarding the ownership of the club, though no plans have been outlined.

Liverpool are the first of the rebel clubs to publicly agree to meet fans, brought about after SOS wrote to Hogan with the results of a survey in which members overwhelmingly (89 per cent) called for greater engagement and supporter-led representation at board level.

Responding to the group, Hogan wrote: 'It is positive that SOS has opted to re-engage with the club as it will allow the necessary conversations to take place, for views to be aired and, hopefully, for workable solutions to be found in keeping with the best interests of the club.'