Liverpool first leg clash against Arsenal Carabao cup semifinal has been called off after the Reds request for postponement was approved.
According to reports, cases of coronavirus has caused the club to shut down their first-team training on Tuesday.
The first game between the two sides will be played at Anfield on Jan, 13 with the return leg at the Emirates on Jan. 20.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp missed the 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Reds had also cancelled a pre-match news conference on Wednesday after assistant manager Pep Lijnders, who had taken interim charge of the team while Klopp was isolating, tested positive for COVID-19.
Another statement later in the day confirmed that the club had closed the first-team training centre. Liverpool didn’t say how long the facility would be closed but it is likely to be for the next 48 hours at least.
The English football calendar has been heavily impacted since the emergence of the Omicron variant, with a total of 18 Premier League games called off within the last month.
Source: ESPN
