Premier League: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to miss trip to Chelsea due to suspected positive Covid-19 report

Liverpool will not have their manager Jurgen Klopp on the sidelines at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as they face 2nd-placed Chelsea in a crucial Premier League match. Klopp is in isolation after reporting mild symptoms.

Liverpool will not have their manager Jurgen Klopp on the sidelines when they travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea in a Premier League match on Sunday after he returned a suspected positive Covid-19 test.

For the crucial meeting between the higher-ranked sides, assistant manager Peijn Lijnders will take charge of Liverpool. Klopp is in isolation after reporting mild symptoms, the Merseyside club said.