Liverpool have been boosted by a major development regarding Jurgen Klopp.
The Anfield outfit confirmed via their Twitter account on Sunday afternoon that the German manager would be returning to the touchline for the FA Cup visit of Shrewsbury Town.
The Liverpool trainer missed the Reds’ 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last weekend after returning a positive COVID test.
But the animated, passionate manager is coming back to the dugout this afternoon.
Here is how Liverpool supporters reacted to the development on Twitter:
According to The Athletic, Klopp joined up with his playing and coaching staff this morning ahead of the third-round encounter on Merseyside today.
With Pep Lijnders, Klopp’s assistant, also returning a positive test this week, the media duties for this affair were conducted by Peter Krawietz.
However, Liverpool still have a number of other coronavirus-releated absences and Krawietz was unable to confirm what sort of squad would be utilised against the League One outfit.
The Merseysiders have never won this competition under Klopp and honestly, have never really even come close.
Considering Liverpool have been one or England’s strongest teams since the former Borussia Dortmund trainer arrived in 2015, their FA Cup struggle illustrates that Klopp seldom selects his best-possible XI anyway.
Only four clubs have won this tournament on more occasions than the Reds, who have gone all the way seven times.
But the FA Cup is known for its upsets – its magic – and with Liverpool’s record under Klopp, combined with big-name absences, it wouldn’t be an enormous surprise if the third-tier outfit pull off a shock, regardless of the manager’s return.
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