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Jurgen Klopp says Covid outbreak that led to postponement of Liverpool's Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal was 'a lot of false positives' and Trent Alexander-Arnold was actually the only player to test positive

Jurgen Klopp says a Covid outbreak that caused the postponement of Liverpool's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Arsenal had 'a lot of false positives'.

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 players in isolation after positive tests.

Liverpool closed their Kirkby training centre on Wednesday and the club said a 'severe outbreak' at the club meant they could not field a team against the Gunners the following night.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was on touchline at Shrewsbury after a false positive result
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was on touchline at Shrewsbury after a false positive result

However, Klopp revealed that defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was the only player to actually test positive.