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Liverpool reopen training ground after Covid outbreak

The Reds face Shrewsbury on Sunday after seeing their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal on Thursday postponed

Carl Markham
Friday 07 January 2022 11:07 GMT
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Liverpool have reopened their first-team training complex after a 48-hour Covid shutdown (Peter Byrne/PA)
Liverpool have reopened their first-team training complex after a 48-hour Covid shutdown (Peter Byrne/PA) (PA Wire)

Liverpool fc have reopened their first-team training centre after a 48-hour closure following a Covid outbreak among players and staff.

Preparations for Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie at home to League One side Shrewsbury will resume with assistant manager Peter Krawietz taking charge of the available players.

Krawietz will also undertake pre-match media duties with a press conference scheduled for 1pm on Saturday.

As the shutdown affected only the first-team area of the AXA complex, Liverpool’s youth teams have been able to continue training, with a number of the under-23s expected to feature against the Shrews.

Manager Jurgen Klopp and players Alisson Becker, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino will have ended their isolation periods by the weekend, although it has yet to be confirmed whether any will be present at Anfield for the match.

Klopp’s other assistant manager Pep Lijnders is still absent, however, after testing positive on Tuesday night, with a number of other players and staff also remaining in isolation.

Thursday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Arsenal was postponed due to significant availability issues and subsequent closure of first-team training, but has been rearranged for January 20.

In a statement Liverpool said: “After consultation with the relevant public health authority, operations have now resumed within the first-team set-up at the training ground.”

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