Former Liverpool defender and a pundit for Sky Sports, Jamie Carragher believes the small number of players who have tested positive for coronavirus is a positive sign for the return of the Premier League.

The Premier League has so far conducted 1,744 tests of coronavirus on players and staff of the various clubs and eight have tested positive in two rounds.

The UK government permitted close contact and competitive training for sporting activities to go ahead in the ‘phase two’ guidelines for athletes and elite sportsmen on Monday. Players and managers will have the chance to discuss any remaining concerns on Tuesday afternoon via a video conference to be rest assured that the competitive training will not risk their welfare.

Carragher believes the number of positive results recorded by the Premier League on COVID-19 is a confidence booster for players and a statement of safety for “Project Restart.”

"I think it has been really positive since the lads went back to training, they've been tested a couple of times and only a few positive tests have come back, so I think that should give huge confidence to players up and down the country," he said whiles speaking on Sky Sports Football Show on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.

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"I feel Premier League training grounds will be the safest workplace in this country, but it does seem that players maybe are picking symptoms up or COVID-19 up outside the training ground, whether mixing with family or picking up stuff from the supermarket, and that's a little bit of a worry.

"They may actually say to players now: 'Don't even go to the supermarket.' I've certainly heard that Liverpool's staff are sending food parcels to the players, or getting food delivered, and that might be something that needs to happen throughout the Premier League to just ensure they don't go out of the house."

The Bundesliga resumed two weeks ago and the decision by the DFB has provided an assurance to the rest of Europe’s elite leagues that there is hope for completion; an ultimatum given by UEFA towards its members in order to pave way for next season.

The French Ligue 1 is part of member associations that ended the season in an unexpectedly. Among them are Belgium, Scotland and a few others.