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Jürgen Klopp warns Sky Sports over plan to move Liverpool fixture
Published 17:26 29 Sept 2017 BST
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Jürgen Klopp has made it known that he's against the idea of Liverpool's Premier League meeting with Arsenal being moved to Christmas Eve.
The game at the Emirates is to be televised on Sky Sports, who are a reportedly considering pushing the fixture back a day, to kick off at 3pm on December 24. Speaking on Friday, Klopp has questioned the logic of playing the game on this particular date. "I really cannot imagine that anyone wants to watch football on that night," he said. "I really think it's no problem for people to be very concentrated on important nights on something other than football. "If the supporters want to see a game on Christmas Eve then probably the television broadcaster will find a way to deliver it and obviously they’ve found a way already. I didn’t know before the date was possible but now I know it is possible."
Despite being against the idea, Klopp also added that there was little he or anyone else at Liverpool could do to change it if Sky do decide to press ahead with the Christmas Eve game.
"If we play on December 24 I am not sure we can fight against it. Sky has to make a decision if they really want to do this, if they really want to bring supporters onto the streets that night, if they really want to bring all the people who work for television away from home that night. "Maybe we will play without the media - that would be nice, just one camera."Without the media? Deal!
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