Marko Grujic is the envy of his Liverpool team-mates. While the runaway Premier League leaders remain in isolation and have to settle for yoga and bike sessions together online, the Serbian midfielder out on loan is already back on the training field.



The gates of Melwood may remain firmly shut during the UK lockdown, but in Germany clubs are stepping up their preparations to return to business.



Hertha Berlin’s Schenckendorffplatz reopened this week — three weeks after quarantine measures were introduced after one of their players tested positive for coronavirus —and Bundesliga chiefs are aiming for the season to resume in early May, with matches being played behind closed doors.



“We were back out on the pitches from Monday,” Grujic tells The Athletic. “We’ve been working in groups of eight players on the two pitches. There’s enough space between us so we’re not too close.



“It feels good to...