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Football: Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp takes aim at broadcasters, only to be cut off mid-interview

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Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp speaks to media after his side's win over Leicester City on the weekend. Photo / Getty

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Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp called on broadcaster to fix the congested footballing schedule, only to be cut-off mid-interview.

Klopp was speaking to Sky Sports UK after his side's impressive 3-0 win at home to Leicester City in the English Premier League. The three points were bagged with a number of injuries to key players in the Reds' team.

After dissecting his side's performance and praising their efforts, Klopp began talking about the toll the number of games are taking on players.

Many in the Liverpool first team, as well as playing in four total club competitions, have been competing on the international stage, some of which are important FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

Klopp told the British broadcaster the schedule and times are far from ideal, and they "are all done" if broadcasters do not meet to fix it.

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"Everybody tells me it is difficult but it is really difficult for the players. The rest is just a decision on a desk in an office," Klopp said.

"Sky and BT have to talk. If we keep playing on Wednesday and Saturday 12:30, I am not sure if we will finish the season with 11 players.

Jurgen Klopp on injuries and the broadcasting schedule.

This part of his interview wasn’t aired by Sky, probably because he was speaking absolute facts.

Well in, Jurgen! pic.twitter.com/lrW50IycIV

— Watch LFC (@Watch_LFC) November 22, 2020

Klopp was reminded clubs and broadcasters had agreed on a deal, but he didn't want to hear it.

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"If someone tells me again about contracts I will go really nuts because the contracts were not made for a Covid season.

"You stand here with the facemask, we adapt. Everything changed but the contract with the broadcasters is still 'nope, we have this so we keep this'. What? Everything changed. The whole world changed."

That section of his interview was not included in the UK broadcast, instead being seen by global viewers.

The Reds' injury list sits at 10 – by far the most in the top division. It currently includes Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Thiago Alcantara – all players who either start or come off the bench on a regular basis.

Another first-teamer, Naby Keïta, is set to be added to that list after suffering a knock on against the Foxes.

Klopp on the PL fixture schedule:

"I don't talk about Liverpool, I talk about all the football players out there. Yesterday, Pique, massive knee injury. Today, Saka, maybe, I'm not sure, a knee injury - he played all three games for England during the international break." https://t.co/4GMOXYVRD3

— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley) November 23, 2020

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A number of Premier League players suffering an injury during the international break.

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Manchester United mentor Ole Gunnar Solskjær have joined Klopp on numerous occasions expressing their distaste towards the TV schedule.

Other top-four contenders are having to plough their way through health issues. Arsenal is without eight players due to injury or Covid-related concerns, United is missing six while Tottenham and Leicester are without five.

"They say I talk about Liverpool. I don't, I talk about the football players out there," Klopp said.

"[Barcelona's Gerard] Pique - massive knee injury… maybe [Arsenal's Bukayo] Saka, I'm not sure but it looked like a knee injury. He played all three games for England in the international break.

"People tell us to rotate but who? We have offensive players we could rotate but the rest are kids."

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The later kick-off to the English Premier League due to its Covid-enforced suspension last season means a more congested schedule when factoring in the various competitions for the bigger clubs.

Liverpool has played on average two games a week, barring international breaks, since September 21. Following the Leicester win they're set to play three games in the next eight days.

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