Emirates FA Cup 2021-22: Jurgen Klopp will take charge of Liverpool’s FA Cup third-round tie with Shrewsbury Town on Sunday, the Premier League confirmed on Sunday. The manager will return to the touchline at Anfield after missing last weekend’s draw at Chelsea due to isolation following a positive COVID-19 test. Klopp has now resumed duties and will lead the Reds into today’s meeting with the League One club.
Emirates FA Cup 2021-22: Klopp recovers from Covid-19 for Shrewsbury game, Alexander-Arnold misses out due to a suspected positive test
Pepijn Lijnders will be absent from the bench as he continues his own stint in isolation after registering a positive test last week.
Trent is missing after registering a suspected positive COVID test shortly after Chelsea. He is expected to return to training in the coming days.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 9, 2022
Emirates FA Cup 2021-22: Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town
“Trent is missing after registering a suspected positive COVID test shortly after Chelsea. He is expected to return to training in the coming days.”
Elijah Dixon-Bonner and Max Woltman make their first senior starts for Liverpool in this afternoon’s FA Cup third-round tie with Shrewsbury Town. The Academy pair join Conor Bradley, Kaide Gordon and Tyler Morton in a much-changed Reds line-up at Anfield.
Virgil van Dijk captains the team, while Andy Robertson returns after suspension. Trent Alexander-Arnold misses out after testing positive for COVID-19 shortly after last weekend’s draw at Chelsea. He is expected to available to resume training in the coming days.
Liverpool Starting 11: Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Morton, Dixon-Bonner, Gordon, Jones, Woltman.
Subs: Adrian, Firmino, Minamino, Tsimikas, Matip, Mabaya, Norris, Balagizi, Frauendorf.
Emirates FA Cup 2021-22: Klopp recovers from Covid-19 for Shrewsbury game, Alexander-Arnold misses out due to a suspected positive test
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