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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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William Pickworth

UEFA chief takes bizarre 'factory workers' swipe at Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool fixtures point made

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has criticised Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola and said they have no right to complain about the fixture schedule.

Reds boss Klopp and Man City chief Guardiola are two of the most vocal managers who have lambasted UEFA for the number of games played each season.

Liverpool played 63 matches in all competitions last season, while England also had 13 international matches across the 2021/22 season which followed the delayed Euro 2020 that took place last summer. This meant that some international players were playing almost 80 games across the campaign.

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