Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is adamant he has to take a stand over the clash between the midwinter break and FA Cup replays or nothing will ever change. “If we react how we always react and find a way to do it, then nothing will change,” Klopp said. A Liverpool side led by Critchley lost 5-0 to Aston Villa in the League Cup quarter-final in December while the first team competed in the Club World Cup in Qatar, a competition they went on to win. Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he could understand Klopp’s frustration and still regrets Manchester United’s decision to pull out of the competition 20 years ago. Solskjaer, whose side beat Tranmere 6-0 on Sunday to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup, was part of the United squad that pulled out of the tournament in 2000 to play in the FIFA Club World Championship.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 14:26 UTC