Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg clash with Arsenal scheduled to take place on Thursday has been postponed due to a Covid-19 outbreak in Liverpool squads.
Assistant head coach Pep Lijnders has also tested positive as the Reds close their training ground in an attempt to stop further spread. Jurgen Klopp was also absent for Liverpool’s clash with Chelsea over the weekend due to a suspected positive covid test.
The game at Emirates Stadium will now be rescheduled, as announced in a statement released by the EFL.
The statement reads: “The first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final between Arsenal and Liverpool scheduled for Thursday 6 January 2022 has been postponed following a formal request by Liverpool due to a severe outbreak of Covid infections amongst their management and playing staff.
“As a result of the postponement, the order of the ties has now changed with the first of the two legs to take place at Anfield on 13 January 2022 at 7.45pm. The rearranged game (now the 2nd leg) is scheduled to be played at the Emirates on 20 January 2022 at 7.45pm.”
