Jurgen Klopp will leave out Liverpool’s experience to Chelsea on Sunday, Jan. 2 after turning into the latest Premier League supervisor to test fine for COVID-19.
Klopp lower back a wonderful COVID-19 take a look at the day before the match, and will therefore be absent from the touchline at Stamford Bridge.
Assistant manager Pep Lijnders will take charge of the team, with 3 different personnel contributors, as yet unnamed, also set to miss the game after contracting the infection.
The Reds’ preparations have already been critically affected, with three first-team gamers checking out advantageous earlier inside the week.
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Klopp mentioned slight signs on Friday and lower back a suspected high-quality COVID-19 test tomorrow, in step with information received via GOAL.
He is isolating even as looking ahead to the effects of a PCR check, however did now not make the experience to London together with his side, and is also probable to overlook Thursday’s Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg tie at Arsenal.
In addition, 3 senior gamers, and 3 other members of group of workers have lower back advantageous tests because the Reds’ remaining fixture, the 1-zero defeat to Leicester on December 28.
Liverpool can also be with out five first-group players — Thiago Alcantara, Divock Origi, Takumi Minamino, Nat Phillips and Harvey Elliott — because of injury.
