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David McDonnell & Sam Meade

Liverpool stars among Premier League players back in training ahead of season restart

Premier League clubs have begun training again after protocols and guidelines were agreed at the meeting of Premier League stakeholders on Monday.

Tottenham players have arrived at their Enfield training ground as they reconvene.

Champions elect Liverpool have also welcomed players back to Melwood as top flight football nears its return.

The likes of Jordan Henderson, Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk have all been spotted heading into the club's training ground.

Manchester United will resume training tomorrow for the first time in more than two months - observing the strict social distancing measures.

The Reds will embark on non-contact training, in small groups, at the club's AON Training Complex, adhering to what was agreed at the meeting on Monday.

Jan Vertonghen arrives at training (REUTERS)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad will arrive at United's Carrington training base, already in their kit, and proceed straight to the pitches for the session, to be conducted in groups no larger than five players.

After training, players will head straight back to their cars and home to shower, with the high-tech facilities at the Carrington complex remaining out of bounds for the time being.

Players will be tested twice a week for Covid-19, with United's initial testing carried out last Sunday, meaning players will be due a second test in the coming days, in compliance with the measures agreed by all Premier League clubs.

Strict guidelines are being followed (WILL OLIVER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Jordan Henderson was returning for Liverpool (REUTERS)

Newcastle boss Steve Bruce has hailed the "meticulous" planning behind the Premier League's return to non-contact training and hopes the season can be restarted and finished.

Top flight clubs are due to resume training in small groups this week and Bruce believes the preparations have left no stone unturned.

"They have done everything they possibly can to make sure everyone is safe," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "The attention to detail is fantastic. I think everything has been put in place.

"They have been meticiulous in their planning. The vast majority of our squad are satisfied (with the first phase training protocols). Let's get up and going and see where it takes us. I think all of us want to get it started and finished."

Bruce is hopeful that clubs will be able to move on to contact training and then to a Premier League restart in the coming weeks once the players are fit enough to resume.

"Players have been off eight to nine weeks. Normally in pre-season it takes six weeks to get them right and six games (friendlies) so it's going to be a bit of a shot in the dark but I hope we get the second phase (contact training) done."

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Juventus team-mates have also reported back for training in Italy.

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