Liverpool overhauled tactics to deal with fixture problem Jurgen Klopp doesn't like

For teams who miss out on Champions League football, the Europa League often feels like scant consolation.

As well as not providing anything like the same level of financial benefits, participation in Europe’s secondary club competitions forces teams in England to play on Thursday and Sunday.

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This tight three-day turnaround occasionally occurs when competing in the Champions League, though in that instance it’s down to fixture selection by the television companies.

Indeed, Jurgen Klopp has vociferously railed against this issue in the past. He had to contend with the same problem last week though.

Both fixtures were in the Premier League on this occasion, but Liverpool’s match at Burnley kicked off just 64 hours after their game against Leicester had concluded.

And a match at Turf Moor in horrendous weather inevitably presents a greater challenge than almost any game will at home. The order in which the matches were played did the Reds few favours.

Although Klopp had intended to start Diogo Jota against Burnley, the Portuguese forward’s dead leg meant that Sadio Mane made his first appearance since winning