Jurgen Klopp is relieved that the European Super League is ‘off the table’.
Liverpool joined 11 other clubs from across the continent in agreeing to join the proposed Champions League breakaway before later withdrawing from it.
John Henry, figurehead of club owners Fenway Sports Group, issued a public apology to everyone connected to Anfield for his personal role in the scandal.
Ahead of Newcastle’s visit to Anfield, Klopp conceded that the controversial proposals would have been ‘bad’ for the game if they had been realised.
However the Reds’ manager also took issue with UEFA’s planned reforms for the Champions League, which will take effect from the 2024/25 season.
“Everyone knows my opinion on more games,” said Klopp.
“Yes, the Super League is off the table, good, very good. But it’s not the case that the new Champions League is great.
“UEFA showed me the idea and I said I don’t like it, 10 games rather than six. No idea where to put them in.
“Maybe UEFA will ask for a cup competition to be cancelled in England, or for 18 teams in the Premier League.
“The only people who never get asked are the coaches, the players and supporters. I know the supporters say, ‘Yes, but they get paid a lot of money’.
“But we are already on the edge and believe me, all the coaches who play European football think the same.
“If they all think the same, then maybe it’s a sign it’s a little bit too much.
“It’s always, ‘Play more games’, but that is just not possible. In this structure at the moment it is not possible to have 20 teams in the league, to play two cup competitions, and to play 10 international games before Christmas.
“We don’t get asked. We just have to deliver.”