Austria, along with Croatia and Trinidad and Tobago, will be added to the list of countries where people entering the UK will have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival from Saturday.
Friday 21 August 2020 14:37, UK
Liverpool will be exempt from new UK coronavirus quarantine rules when they return from their training camp in Austria next week.
Austria, along with Croatia and Trinidad and Tobago, will be added to the list of countries where people entering the UK will have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival from 4am on Saturday.
But because Liverpool are also playing matches in Austria, they are exempt from quarantine after completing an application through the Football Association.
Had the trip been purely for training purposes, the potential to have to then quarantine would have been much higher.
Although it is unclear when Jurgen Klopp's side will return, it will be after Tuesday - when they face RB Salzburg having already played Stuttgart on Saturday.
With no restrictions upon their return it means Liverpool are clear to return to Melwood as normal to prepare for the Community Shield clash against Arsenal on August 29.
Protocols were put in place before travel and have been adhered to since arrival, with tests being conducted before and during the Austrian training camp - somewhere Liverpool headed having shelved their initial plans of travelling to Evian after France was earlier added to the UK quarantine list.
