The United defeat by Leicester affects Liverpool’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League next seasonJürgen Klopp has described the decision to force Manchester United to play three games in five days as a crime and insisted he would have selected a weakened team against Leicester City had he been in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position. The Liverpool manager showed sympathy, rather than scorn, for his United counterpart, who made ten changes for last night’s 2-1 home defeat by Leicester, which came little more than 48 hours after United’s win against Aston Villa on Sunday. SponsoredThe result has left Klopp’s team in sixth with four matches to play, nine points adrift of Leicester in third place, albeit with two games in hand. Liverpool head to Old Trafford tomorrow desperate for a victory against United, in a match rearranged after the original

Source: The Times May 12, 2021 15:56 UTC