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'It's the Klopp variant... detected only ahead of a big game': Fans ridicule Liverpool after Jurgen Klopp revealed the squad only had ONE positive Covid case - despite their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg being called off because of an 'outbreak'

Fans online have ridiculed Jurgen Klopp's revelation of numerous Covid false positives in the Liverpool squad which resulted in the postponement of last week's Carabao Cup clash against Arsenal.

The EFL is 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.

The UK Health Security Agency said the 'vast majority' of people with a positive lateral flow result can be confident they have the virus because case rates are so high - but experts admit that around one in 3,000 tests brings a false positive.