Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will risk the wrath of the Football Association and public opinion by fielding a youth team in their FA Cup replay with Shrewsbury. “So I said to the boys already two weeks ago that we will have a winter break which means we will not be there. “The Premier League asked us to respect the winter break. The likes of Virgil Van Dijk will be given the opportunity to rest (Nick Potts/PA)“It’s clear there would be a winter break months ago, before I knew the FA Cup replay could come in between. “I can give you the letter (from the Premier League), it’s like it is, we have to respect it.

Source: Express January 27, 2020 04:30 UTC