The reds boss will miss the game against Chelsea after testing positive for the coronavirus Omnicron variant.

The 54 years old still in self-isolation which leaves the mettle of managing the side at the bridge in the hands of assistant manager Pep Lijnders.

Liverpool has confirmed there have been positive tests for three backroom staff with no further cases among the playing squad and with Chelsea in second with a point ahead of third-placed Liverpool who has two games in hand, the need for a Liverpool win to bridge the gap is at stake as the match holding on the 2nd of January 2022 promises to be a spectacle.