EFL golf equipment demand probe into Liverpool postponement on account of Covid outbreak after Jurgen Klopp admitted solely Trent Alexander-Arnold truly had coronavirus and the remaining had been 'false positives'
- Jurgen Klopp and several other gamers went into isolation after optimistic checks
- The EFL agreed to postpone Thursday's tie after the membership reported the outbreak
- Nonetheless, Trent Alexander-Arnold was the one participant to really check optimistic
The EFL is beneath stress to analyze why Liverpool stars who examined optimistic for Covid earlier than the postponement of their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Arsenal had been later discovered to be unfavourable.
The Athletic claims that a number of EFL golf equipment need readability over precisely when Liverpool came upon this info, as if it was earlier than the Arsenal match, there's a likelihood the fixture might have gone forward as scheduled.
The golf equipment have referred to as for the EFL to analyze after various requests for postponements this season due to Covid outbreaks had been rejected.
The EFL agreed to postpone the tie after Liverpool had been struck down by a Covid outbreak, with boss Klopp, his assistant Pep Lijnders and several other gamers in isolation after optimistic checks.
Liverpool closed their Kirkby coaching centre on Wednesday and the membership mentioned a 'extreme outbreak' on the membership meant they may not subject a staff in opposition to the Gunners the next evening.
Nonetheless. on Sunday Jurgen Klopp revealed {that a} Covid outbreak that brought about the postponement of the tie at Arsenal final Thursday had 'loads of false positives'.
Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was the one participant to really check optimistic.
Anybody with a false optimistic outcome was nonetheless unavailable for Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie in opposition to Shrewsbury.
Klopp named 4 youngsters in his beginning line-up with got here from behind to win 4-1.
'This was the staff we might line up with immediately and the boys did very well,' mentioned the Reds boss.
'We had final week a correct outbreak and it confirmed up that we had loads of false positives however the guidelines are like they're so all these gamers who're false positives could not play.
'The one actual optimistic got here from Trent Alexander-Arnold and all the remaining had been false positives.'
After in depth talks, the EFL agreed to postpone the tie however Liverpool had to surrender residence benefit within the second leg.
The primary leg is now set for Anfield on Thursday, January 13 with the second leg seven days later on the Emirates.
