The Premier League has been suspended indefinitely with Liverpool clear at the topLeaders Liverpool are the latest Premier League club to place some non-playing staff on temporary leave. Newcastle, Tottenham, Bournemouth and Norwich have already announced they will furlough some non-playing staff. Jamie Carragher had a 16-year first-team career at Liverpool before retiring in 2013The decision to furlough some non-playing staff was criticised on Twitter by former Liverpool captain Carragher. There was criticism when Newcastle and Tottenham became the first Premier League clubs to announce they were placing non-playing staff on furlough. Health secretary Matt Hancock said Premier League players should "take a pay cut and play their part" during the pandemic.

Source: BBC April 04, 2020 13:36 UTC