Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola unite in scathing attack of Premier League fixture scheduling

[ASFN Admin]

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola launched a blistering attack on the Premier League and television broadcasters on Sunday night after uniting behind Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to condemn the fixture scheduling and continuing refusal to allow five substitutes. Solskjaer had hit out at Manchester United’s “joke” 12.30pm kick-off time against Everton on Saturday and claimed the quick turnaround following a Champions League trip to Turkey on Wednesday had contributed to an injury to defender Luke Shaw. And the United manager’s attack on the fixture schedulers drew staunch support from his respective Liverpool and Manchester City counterparts, Klopp and Guardiola, after a hard fought 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Liverpool lost Trent Alexander-Arnold to a calf injury in the second half that will rule the right-back out of England’s forthcoming games against Ireland, Belgium and Iceland. Klopp has called on Sky Sports, BT Sport, the BBC and other broadcasters to come together to protect the players or risk more injuries after revealing he held a meeting with the Premier League a fortnight ago in a bid to force a rethink of the scheduling.

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