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EFL reach decision on Liverpool COVID-19 investigation amid “false positive” controversy


Arsenal’s home leg with Liverpool rescheduled

Arsenal fans were up in arms as a reported COVID outbreak forced Liverpool to reschedule the first leg of their Carabao Cup tie against Arsenal.

And, after the FA Cup tie with Shrewsbury went ahead three days later, Jurgen Klopp revealed that in actual fact there were a wide load of “false positives” and only one true positive case in the Liverpool camp, that of Trent Alexander-Arnold.

And for some, this seemed far too convenient to be true, including at some top clubs.

EFL to take no action

Rumours began flying on Monday afternoon that there would be potential consequences for Liverpool, with The Athletic reporting that:

The EFL is facing calls from clubs to open an investigation into the incident which could lead to Liverpool facing a severe punishment should it be found the club failed to fulfil a fixture without just cause.

Much to the dismay of Arsenal and rival clubs, however, this may not materialise.

As per Dan Kilpatrick of the London Evening Standard:

“The EFL is satisfied that Liverpool had legitimate grounds for a delay at the time of their appeal and provided all the necessary evidence, so will resist any calls to examine the circumstances of the outbreak”

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