Liverpool Covid outbreak: The EFL has no plans to investigate Liverpool over a number of false-positive Covid–19 tests which led to the postponement of the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal last week. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp revealed on Sunday that the club’s Covid outbreak last week was due to ‘a lot of false positives’. Follow InsideSport.IN for the latest sports news.
Liverpool Covid outbreak: Liverpool will not be investigated after Klopp revealed that out of 40 positive cases most were ‘FALSE’; Only one player tested positive
The scale of infection as indicated by those PCR test results which followed an initial round of lateral flow tests led to the temporary closure of their training ground and ultimately the decision to postpone the cup match against Arsenal, which was due to be played last Thursday.
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Liverpool Covid outbreak: Liverpool will not be investigated after False tests
It is understood the EFL views the evidence submitted to it by Liverpool was sufficient and that the correct process was followed, and has no plans to open an investigation. As many as 40 players and staff returned suspected positive results, it is understood.
Klopp said after the FA Cup win over Shrewsbury, “We had last week a proper outbreak and it showed up that we had a lot of false positives but the rules are like they are, so all these players who are false positives couldn’t play. The only real positive came from Trent Alexander-Arnold and all the rest were false positives.”
It is understood the club conducted a second round of PCR tests after when the Carabao Cup match have been held, and it was at that point that they concluded the first round of PCRs had contained a number of false positives.
The EFL agreed to postpone the match, meaning that the game between the sides this Thursday at Anfield will now serve as the first leg, with the match at the Emirates Stadium rescheduled to January 20.
The EFL was under pressure to investigate why Reds stars who tested positive were later found out to be negative, and if the club knew before last Thursday’s semi-final first leg was postponed on Wednesday.
Liverpool closed their Kirkby training centre and the club said a ‘severe outbreak’ at the club meant they could not field a team against the Gunners the following night. It has since emerged that right back Trent Alexander Arnold was the only player to actually test positive for Covid.
Yet after Liverpool beat Shrewsbury in the FA Cup on Sunday – with Klopp back on the touchline after his period of isolation – the Reds manager said the ‘outbreak’ was actually ‘lots of false positives’. The first leg is now set for Anfield on Thursday, January 13 with the second leg seven days later at the Emirates.
Liverpool Covid outbreak: Liverpool will not be investigated after Klopp revealed that out of 40 positive cases most were ‘FALSE’; Only one player tested positive
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