Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss backs scrapping FA Cup replays

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Liverpool brag Jurgen Klopp would beryllium successful favour of scrapping FA Cup replays and says "other solutions" indispensable beryllium recovered to enactment smaller clubs financially.

It comes arsenic starring figures successful English shot conscionable to sermon proposals from top-flight clubs to restructure aspects of the home game.

"The lifelines for tiny clubs cannot beryllium monolithic problems for clubs who play each 3 days," Klopp said.

"We cannot lick each the problems by playing much games," helium added.

FA Cup replays were scrapped successful the 2020-21 play to assistance with the fixture backlog caused by Covid-19, portion they were besides removed for the 3rd and 4th circular past season.

The Times paper reports that six starring figures successful the Premier League, FA and EFL volition conscionable successful idiosyncratic connected Friday to sermon "significant changes" to the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Community Shield.

That includes scrapping FA Cup replays from the 3rd circular onwards, erstwhile top-flight clubs participate the competition.

Asked astir whether helium would beryllium successful favour of that change, Klopp said: "Yes, I was always."

Discussing the value of replays to clubs successful little divisions, the Liverpool brag added: "How often did it hap that a smaller nine came done due to the fact that of this other game?

"I cognize determination is wealth progressive and that's however it is but you person to find solutions.

"Nobody wants to termination the smaller clubs; they person precisely the aforesaid close for beingness arsenic each of us."