Rashford and Alexander-Arnold take part in England training
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold will play no part in England’s upcoming fixtures during the international break after suffering an injury against Manchester City, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed.
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Speaking after the game, City boss Pep Guardiola blasted Premier League officials for their fixture scheduling, blaming them for Alexander-Arnold's injury.
He expressed sympathy for the young right-back, and called for more protection for players.
Guardiola said: "Trent Alexander-Arnold, international English player, now injured.
"Here we believe we are more special, we don't protect the players, so that is why it is a disaster.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gives worrying Trent Alexander-Arnold injury update (Image: REACH PLC)
“This calendar came from a year before and I will demand for players to come back otherwise it will be difficult to maintain it."
Klopp revealed he has spoken with Premier League officials to complain about the pile-up of games in a short period of time.
He echoed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's complaints about the fixture calendar, which is more congested than usual due to the restart of the season following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gives worrying Trent Alexander-Arnold injury update (Image: GETTY)
Klopp said: "I have spoken to the Premier League. No team on a Wednesday night should have the 12:30 kick-off on Saturday.
"Okay Sunday no problem, not the 12:30 because you wake up and play football.
“This is the recovery phase. Premier League has to change, Sky, BT everyone has to talk to each other.
"We had after the triple header in the international break we played 12:30.
“The boys played Wednesday night in Peru, that is not possible.”
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