Liverpool asked on Tuesday for the suit to be rearranged and given that then there were more high quality tests, forcing the closure in their training ground.
Manager Jurgen Klopp and 3 players -- Alisson Becker, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino -- had been already keeping apart earlier than the modern wave of infections, which incorporates a tremendous take a look at for assistant boss Pep Lijnders. The English Football League said it had standard Liverpool's request for a postponement. "The first leg of the Carabao (League) Cup semi-final between Arsenal and Liverpool scheduled for Thursday 6 January 2022 has been postponed following a formal request through Liverpool due to a severe outbreak of Covid infections among their control and gambling group of workers," the EFL said in a assertion.
Liverpool stated the upward push in cases had left them brief of numbers. "The modern day spherical of testing on Tuesday returned a considerable range of positives, which include Pepijn Lijnders, who turned into because of take price of the Reds at Emirates Stadium," they said in a announcement. "The outbreak has left Liverpool with out a sufficient wide variety of players and body of workers to fulfil the contest as originally scheduled."
The club are also lacking some of players through harm which includes Thiago Alcantara, Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi, whilst Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita are on Africa Cup of Nations duty. Liverpool will now host the primary leg of the League Cup tie at Anfield on January 13, with the return leg taking location at the Emirates Stadium the subsequent week.
Chelsea are hosting Tottenham inside the other League Cup semi-very last in a while Wednesday.
Liverpool's subsequent in shape is due to be the FA Cup 1/3-spherical tie at domestic to Shrewsbury on Sunday, which could additionally now be in doubt.
