Liverpool Vs Shrewsbury Town: The Reds Have Opportunity To Be Accompanied By Klopp, Shrews Can Make History

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JAKARTA - Liverpool will undergo the 2021/2022 FA Cup third round match against third division team Shrewsbury Town. The Reds may have been accompanied by their tactician, Jurgen Klopp.

Liverpool's match against Shrewsbury was held tonight at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England. Kick off the match at 21.00 WIB.

In this match, Liverpool will most likely be accompanied by the coach who was previously absent from the 2-2 draw with Chelsea in the Premier League last week due to exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

"He is doing well so far. He feels there is no problem, but of course the rules are like that and for this match he has to undergo a test first," said assistant manager Peter Krawietz, quoted by Reuters.

The COVID-19 pandemic that hit the Reds squad made Liverpool and Arsenal's match in the first leg of the English League Cup semifinal, which was supposed to be held on January 7, have to be postponed.

After preparations have been disrupted, Liverpool reopened their training facilities on Friday and are set to battle in the FA Cup against Shrewsbury. However, Klopp is likely to only be able to play most of their Under-23 squad.

The reason is that some of the Liverpool squad suffered injuries and others appeared in the African Cup of Nations. As is known, the names of core players such as Mohamed Salah, Naby Keita and Sadio Mane are currently returning to their country for the event in question.

However, on paper Liverpool are still the favorite team to win. Moreover, in its history, Liverpool have only suffered two defeats in the FA Cup while playing at home against third division teams.

However, Liverpool still have to be vigilant because they were troubled in the last meeting with Shrewsbury in the same event in 2020. At that time, the Shrews were able to hold Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at New Meadow.

If managed to win at Anfield will be history for the Shrews. Moreover, they came with a mission to win their third successive FA Cup.