November 12th 2023.
Jurgen Klopp is not pleased with the scheduling of Liverpool's upcoming match against Manchester City. Coming immediately after the international break, the clash will take place at 12.30pm.
Speaking after his team's 3-0 win against Brentford on Sunday, Klopp expressed his displeasure at the decision. "The boys responded sensationally well, but now they all go and when we come back we can only train once before we play Man City," he said.
Klopp continued, "The people making these decisions, they cannot feel football, it is just not possible. If that is the moment where the world pays the most to see a football game then nobody has to tell us. I don’t know if that is the case or not, I really don’t know."
The Reds boss went on to describe the logistical challenge of bringing players back from international duty. "You have these two teams who have altogether probably 30 international players," said Klopp.
"They all come back on the same plane by the way, all the South American players. They all fly back , we put them on the plane from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia. One plane and they arrive here. It’s mad. But we just have to make sure we are ready."
The match between City and Liverpool on 25 November will be a huge one, and Klopp will be hoping that his team can make the most of their limited preparation time. Manchester City currently sit atop the Premier League table, but only one point ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal.
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