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'Players will need to recover mentally from the pandemic': Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren opens up on lockdown struggles and reveals he has lost weight from individual training

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has opened up on the mental battles players face during the coronavirus lockdown.

The centre-back is trying to remain focused on the Premier League title race while maintain his physical fitness in time for the resumption of the football calendar.

'It hasn't been easy as we have been locked up in our homes for 46 days now,' the Croatia international told Saturday's online edition of Sportske Novisti, the Balkan nation's leading sports daily.

Dejan Lovren says staying focused on the Premier League title race has been a mental battle

'The psychological aspect is the most difficult to overcome.