Liverpool is in crisis.. successive injuries to "Corona" and faces Arsenal without a "technical device"

The Liverpool club crisis has worsened with “Covid-19” cases in its ranks after the discovery of a positive test for assistant coach Pep Leanders, which raises doubts about the holding of the team’s match against Arsenal in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final in professional football tomorrow. This would make Liverpool without a "technical device", in the Arsenal meeting, as the two most important coaches, Jurgen Klopp, also due to the Corona virus, and his first assistant, Leanders, will be absent, and the matter will be limited to secondary assistants, in the event that they are not also announced.

A statement issued by Liverpool today said: "The result of Leanders, in addition to a number of suspected cases among the players and the technical staff, on Tuesday, led to the cancellation of the training session."

The statement added, "As a result of the outbreak of the epidemic and the suspension of preparations, in addition to several injuries within the team's ranks, the club asked the English League to postpone Thursday's match against Arsenal, knowing that the positive situation of the Leanders came after this request was submitted."

"This request is still being studied," he added.

And the German coach of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, missed the summit match against Chelsea last Sunday due to infection with the Corona virus, and was replaced by Leanders, in addition to other positive cases related to Brazilian goalkeeper Alison, his compatriot striker Roberto Firmino and Cameroonian defender Joel Matip.

Liverpool had submitted a request to the English League to postpone its match against Arsenal, especially as it also suffers from physical injuries to Spaniard Thiago Alcantara, Japanese Takumi Minamino and Nathaniel Phillips, in addition to the absence of Senegalese trio Sadio Mane, Egyptian Mohamed Salah and Guinean Naby Keita to join their teams participating in the African Nations Cup.

It is noteworthy that Liverpool decided to cancel the press conference scheduled for Wednesday on the eve of the match, in which Leanders was scheduled to participate.

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