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Jurgen Klopp aghast at lunchtime kick-off for Manchester City clash

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Liverpool's 3-0 win over Brentford set up a mouthwatering top-of-the-table clash against Manchester City, but manager Jurgen Klopp is less than impressed with the lunchtime scheduling.The Premier League’s resumption after the international break kicks off with City v Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium live on television in a Saturday lunchtime clash on 25 November.Klopp has been a long-time critic of broadcast scheduling, particularly the 12.30pm slot, and he has aired his complaints again."OK, no-one can say at the moment, but how can you put a game like this on Saturday at 12.30pm?" he said."Is it the moment where the world pays the most to see a football game?

I don’t know if that is the case, I really don’t."Honestly, the people making the decisions, they cannot feel football, it is just not possible."The logistics involved in getting players back from South America are well-drilled now and usually involve clubs liaising to charter a jet for all their players to return home together.But a lunchtime kick-off requires extra planning to get them back as early as practically possible, which often involves extra work to get them into one airport at the same time."You have these two teams who have, all together, about 30 international players.

They all come back on the same plane from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia," said Klopp. "One game, one plane, they all come back."Liverpool endured a couple of tricky moments at home to Brentford, but two goals from Mohamed Salah, taking him to 200 in English football, and one from Diogo Jota ensured Klopp’s side leapfrogged Arsenal into second place on goal difference.In becoming the first Reds player to score in each of their first six home matches at the start of a season, Salah

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