‘I Hate International Breaks’, Jurgen Klopp Reveals

Jurgen Klopp has revealed he hates the international break as his Liverpool side have been hindered by the latest World Cup qualifiers.

Speaking at a pre-match press conference, Klopp pointed to injuries picked up by key players during the break as a reason for his stance, as Liverpool face a tricky tie against an improving Arsenal side.

The Reds’ 25-game unbeaten run came to an end before the latest round of international fixtures, with West Ham winning 3-2 at London Stadium.

Given Liverpool’s patchy form, Klopp was asked if the final international break of the year had given the team a chance to reset, but the former Borussia Dortmund boss laughed off the suggestion.

“No. I hate international breaks, and it didn’t help from an injury point of view,” said Klopp, who confirmed Jordan Henderson, Andrew Robertson and Fabinho would undergo late fitness tests, though Sadio Mane will be fit to play.

“If we had have played the week after, not another three days, but a full week then all the players who had no games would have had two days off.

“With their national teams they train through pretty much all this because the coaches have their own targets and they very often think they have to do physical work with them as well.

“No, I don’t like it. So it was not helpful. I would have loved to play the weekend after the West Ham game.”

Arsenal head to Anfield on the back of a 10-match unbeaten streak in all competitions and a win on Merseyside would see Mikel Arteta’s side leapfrog Liverpool into the top four.

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