Liverpool boss Arne Slot wants Premier League change to help stop injury issues

Liverpool are without goalkeeper Alisson, who picked up a hamstring wounded recently, and Arne Slot believes the Premier League docket does not assistance the situation

Liverpool brag Arne Slot feels the Premier League person to bash much to assistance English clubs successful Europe.

Slot believes the hamstring wounded that has sidelined No 1 keeper Alisson could person been caused by a deficiency of remainder betwixt games aft helium was forced disconnected during the triumph astatine Crystal Palace. The Brazilian isn't expected backmost until aft the planetary interruption and Slot reckons apical formation bosses request to person a rethink.

Liverpool look RB Leipzig successful the Champions League connected Wednesday and the Dutchman said: "What mightiness beryllium thing to deliberation astir is that if you play connected a Wednesday evening successful the Champions League past playing astatine 12.30 the pursuing Saturday whitethorn beryllium a occupation erstwhile it comes to injuries. In Holland. I americium 99 percent definite teams who play Champions League connected a Wednesday past play connected a Sunday. They get other rest. Here we say, 'you person truthful galore bully players, you get results nary substance what'."

Several of Europe's different large leagues - La Liga among them - opt to alteration their play fixtures to assistance their teams who are playing successful the Champions League that week. The Premier League though person ne'er followed suit.

Several apical formation bosses person antecedently bemoaned the abbreviated mentation times afforded to those who've played successful Europe. Slot's predecessor Jurgen Klopp was often vocal astir the clip slots afforded to his team.

The German said successful May that Liverpool being asked to play "Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday 12.30 is simply a crime". Klopp besides suggested the Premier League's scheduling was partially to blasted for English clubs' struggles successful Europe past season.

He said: "In wide I deliberation it's a truly absorbing subject. Aston Villa mislaid 4-2 past nighttime for illustration - [it] would mean if they spell retired nary English squad volition beryllium successful immoderate benignant of European final. I ticker a batch of football. The Premier League is the champion league successful the world truthful it's not overrated, the players are over-worked."

Throughout October, contempt determination being a fortnight intermission for the planetary break, Liverpool volition play six games. Slot's outfit volition person to negociate 4 outings implicit the adjacent 10 days crossed 3 antithetic competitions.

After the midweek Champions League clash successful Germany Liverpool volition play Arsenal successful the Sunday 4.30pm slot. Alisson volition beryllium absent for the crippled with the Gunners and is besides poised to miss contests against Brighton and Aston Villa arsenic the Reds look to stay apical of the pile.

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