MOHAMED SALAH arrived at Liverpool training with a cracked windscreen on his car as Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League leaders geared up for a return to action.
The Reds joined the rest of the top-flight in getting “Phase One” of Project Restart underway.
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Mohamed Salah arrived for Liverpool training with a cracked windscreen
Premier League players and club staff were tested for coronavirus earlier this week – with six positive results being returned, including Watford star Adrian Mariappa.
But Liverpool players were seen arriving at Melwood to get back to training on Wednesday.
And Salah did so with a huge crack across the windscreen of his car.
It’s quite possible Salah’s car took the hit on the way to training – as the Egyptian has a large, impressive collection of vehicles to choose from.
The former Chelsea flop has a Lamborghini, Bentley and Mercedes – amongst others – to pick from.
But Salah looked less than concerned – about the crack or the proposed June 12 restart of the Premier League – as he headed in for training.
The Reds squad arrived on Wednesday on the back of the news that six people – out of 748 tested – returned positive results.
A statement from the top flight read: “The Premier League can today confirm that on Sunday 17 May and Monday 18 May, 748 players and club staff were tested for Covid-19.
“Of these, six have tested positive from three clubs.
“Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days.
“The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency.
“No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the League and the results will be made public in this way after each round of testing.”
A number of Premier League players, including Sergio Aguero and Troy Deeney, have claimed they are fearful of a return to action in recent weeks.
Watford skipper Deeney said on Monday he would NOT be returning to training because his son had breathing difficulties.
But most players are already back at their clubs’ respective training bases, after a unanimous vote on Monday to move to “phase one” of the return.
That means team-mates were allowed to return on Tuesday and train in groups of five but in a non-contact, distanced environment.
Phase two will allow contact between players, while phase three will see a return of competitive games – but there have been no official dates for those introductions, yet.
Tottenham are expected to play Manchester United in the first game back on TV on Friday June 12.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
