Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has responded to Jurgen Klopp's admission that Liverpool received a number of 'false positive' COVID tests last week.
Liverpool were forced to postpone last Thursday's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Arsenal after a COVID outbreak swept through the playing and coaching staff.
The Reds were also forced to close their AXA Training Centre last Wednesday for two days due to the outbreak at the club.
However, the training facility was re-opened on Friday morning prior to Sunday's 4-1 win over Shrewsbury in the FA Cup.
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And speaking after that win at Anfield, Klopp revealed that Liverpool's COVID-19 outbreak was not as severe as first feared earlier in the week.
The Liverpool manager then went on to explain how many of the suspected positive cases were in fact incorrect results.
And reacting to Klopp’s admission, Tuchel admitted he has no reason not to believe the Reds boss, but has called for more transparency around postponements.
He said: “No interpretation, I believe him and people will look into it. It can happen. We had one false positive test at Wolverhampton.
“One false positive and sent Jorginho straight home. I know what you mean as we had games postponed when we arrived at Wolves.
“We thought we had a big case with seven positives so we thought we maybe had the possibility to postpone the match.
“Decisions were taken and you know my opinion but I will not comment on other club's situations. We struggled and we still can struggle anytime like anybody can. I don't know enough about the situation to comment.”
Tuchel then continued on the need for more transparency, saying: “Yeah it would be nice, for everybody actually.
“You say, but I would doubt that you can postpone a match because of the African Cup of Nations, because that would be a big surprise actually and all the details in the regulations, I have to admit I'm not aware of it.
“But transparency most of the time helps, and in these decisions it would help to make people understand.
“In general we can still be happy we have fans and fans are still allowed in the stadiums. I guess everybody is trying hard to have a squad ready and competitive for every match.”
