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Liverpool discuss fielding two teams in two competitions on same day amid fixture chaos
FirstpostLiverpool have debated with the English Football League the possibility of fielding two different teams on the same night across different competitions in December Liverpool have debated with the English Football League the possibility of fielding two different teams on the same night across different competitions in December. This entails that Cup duty could coincide with Liverpool’s participation in the FIFA World Club Championships scheduled in Qatar on 18 December. The publication highlighted that “a Liverpool team would have to play a senior fixture either on the same day, or within 24 hours of each other, in different continents.” Jurgen Klopp, the club’s manager, had also hinted that Liverpool could withdraw from the English League Cup if a suitable solution isn’t found. The Reds would need 36 players to play two different teams in different time zones.
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