EPL: Liverpool quartet return to training ahead of Leicester trip

Liverpool, Dec 27 (Agency) Liverpool FC managed Jurgen Klopp on Monday confirmed that Thiago Alcantara, Fabinho, Curtis Jones and Virgil van Dijk are available for the Premier League match against Leicester City. The quartet have returned to training after completing their isolation periods due to positive Covid-19 tests. Klopp further added that there is no new fitness concerns ahead of the match, which is scheduled on December 29 at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England. “Yeah, the boys who had to isolate, or had COVID, are back,” said Klopp as quoted by the club. “That means Fab, Virgil, Curtis and Thiago.

Thiago was the latest, he came back and trained yesterday for the first time with the team. “We have one young player who is now isolating and two staff. It’s really tricky, every morning when you come in it’s a little bit like a lottery. You hope it’s all fine and then one case… that’s the situation, but apart from that we are fine,” Klopp added. Liverpool are well placed at second position with 41 points in the league table, while Leicester are at 10th spot with 22 points.