Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders: Playing on amid Covid crisis is ‘absurd’

Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders believes pressing ahead with a full festive programme is absurd (PA)

Liverpool’s assistant manager Pep Lijnders believes it is “absurd” to press ahead with the current festive programme, with Covid now putting extra stress on remaining fit players.

On Monday Premier League clubs decided against any suspension of the season or even calling off fixtures planned between December 28 and 30 – as urged by Jurgen Klopp – to provide a much-needed break for squads being stretched by positive tests and isolation protocols.