Jurgen Klopp has hit out at Liverpool’s Christmas fixture scheduling.
The Reds face eight games in December in addition to a New Year’s Day trip to Burnley, which comes barely 48 hours after they host Leicester City.
That January 1 encounter at Turf Moor has irked Klopp as his side prepare for a gruelling Premier League and European run after the international break.
Speaking after Saturday’s win over West Ham, the Liverpool manager said: “We have so many games, and now the most busy time is coming!
“In this circumstance, and because we are now away for two weeks, I want to ask this; is there a reason why nobody plays in the midweek, the first week of January?
“They put us again on the 30th of December and the 1st of January.
“They could easily play all the games on the 2nd and the 3rd. I don’t understand this.
“Is it not possible? Is there another Bonfire day or something like this?”