Liverpool Flight Delay Adds To Troubled Buildup To Eintracht Frankfurt Trip

Liverpool’s preparations for their Champions League lucifer astatine Eintracht Frankfurt person been earnestly disrupted aft nan team’s formation was delayed owed to method problems pinch nan plane.

Arne Slot and his squad were scheduled to depart Liverpool John Lennon airdrome astatine astir 4pm connected Tuesday aft a training convention astatine nan club’s base. However, nan formation was delayed for much than 3 hours, leaving Liverpool’s players waiting successful nan executive lounge passim that time. Liverpool had to cancel Slot’s customary pre-match property convention and needed to return disconnected successful clip to onshore successful Germany earlier Frankfurt airdrome closed astatine 11pm German clip (10pm BST).

A nine connection confirmed: “Our pre-match property convention for nan conflict pinch Eintracht Frankfurt has been cancelled. A hold successful nan squad’s scheduled formation retired to Frankfurt, owed to method issues pinch nan aircraft, intends nan briefing will now not beryllium capable to return place.”

Technically Liverpool are successful breach of Uefa regulations by not hosting a property convention but nan nine is improbable to beryllium fined because nan hold was beyond their control. Arsenal recovered themselves successful a akin business past play erstwhile their formation to Lens was delayed.

Uefa rules state: “The clubs must put for their teams to get on-site by nan evening earlier nan lucifer concerned astatine nan latest, and successful clip to fulfil their media obligations nan time earlier nan match.”

The disruption adds to Slot’s problems arsenic he seeks to reside a damaging tally of 4 consecutive defeats successful each competitions, aft Sunday’s 2-1 triumph for Manchester United astatine Anfield. A 5th nonaccomplishment connected nan tally against Eintracht connected Wednesday would beryllium Liverpool’s worst tally since 1 of 5 Division One defeats successful 1953, successful their past relegation season.