Liverpool manager Klopp tests positive for COVID-19

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will miss the Reds' Premier League match against Chelsea after returning with a "suspected" positive COVID-19 test result, the club confirmed on Saturday.

"The Reds manager, who reported mild symptoms ahead of the fixture, is now isolating," Liverpool said in a statement.

"Testing of the entire first-team set-up has revealed no further positive cases within the playing squad in addition to the three confirmed by Klopp on Friday," it added.

Pepijn Lijnders, the Reds' assistant manager, will lead the team against the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

In 2020, 54-year-old Klopp led Liverpool to their first league title in three decades.

In addition to the epic Premier League title, the Reds won the UEFA Champions League title, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019.