01 Apr “I ran out of oxygen”: Ex-Liverpool star reveals distressing details of COVID-19 battle

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has revealed he “ran of oxygen” for 25 minutes during a harrowing coronavirus scare.

Reina, who now plies his trade at Premier League side Aston Villa on loan from AC Milan, told Italian publication Corriere dello Sport it was the “worst moments of my life”.

“I was very tired after experiencing the first symptoms of the virus,” Reina said.

“A fever, dry cough and a headache that never went away. It was just that constant feeling of tiredness.

“The most difficult moment was when I could no longer breathe, the 25 minutes I ran out of oxygen. It was the worst moments of my life.

“The only real fear I had was when I understood there was no oxygen; endless minutes of fear, as if suddenly my throat had closed.

As a result I spent the first six or eight days indoors.”

Reina, 37, is on the mend, saying he is only now “winning the battle against coronavirus”.

The Premier League season has been shut down since March 13 and will remain suspended until at least April 30.