In what is a rapidly developing situation, Liverpool have now opted to close their training facilities amid an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak at the club.
Liverpool’s covid crisis
Liverpool experience their first Covid-19 outbreak of the season when Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Curtis Jones and Thiago all tested positive for the virus.
Said players have since returned to action, barring Thiago who is out due to a fitness issue.
However, Liverpool are now currently in the midst of a second outbreak.
Along with Jurgen Klopp; Joel Matip, Alisson and Roberto Firmino all missed out vs Chelsea on Sunday after contracting covid.
It was then confirmed on Tuesday that Liverpool’s meeting with Arsenal on Thursday was in doubt due to more covid cases:
Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against #AFC is in doubt due to further positive COVID-19 tests in Jurgen Klopp’s squad.
The Athletic understands that #LFC‘s training session at 4pm has been cancelled.
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— The Athletic UK (@TheAthleticUK) January 4, 2022
Liverpool would then confirm on Tuesday evening that they had requested their meeting with Arsenal this week be postponed, before announcing that assistant Pepijn Lijnders has too tested positive.
We can confirm Pepijn Lijnders has returned a suspected positive test for COVID-19, further impacting our preparations for Thursday’s Carabao Cup tie with Arsenal.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 5, 2022
Liverpool close training ground
Now, in a further update, Liverpool have announced that their training facilities have been closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak:
The first-team training facilities at AXA Training Centre have been temporarily closed due to a rapidly growing number of suspected positive COVID-19 cases.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 5, 2022
Meanwhile, it has been reported elsewhere that the further positive tests include players as well.
Will their meeting with Arsenal go ahead? At this point it seems very unlikely.
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