Jurgen Klopp's rant sums up Man City position on touchy subject that will only get worse

Supporters up and down the country will have undoubtedly rolled their collective eyes on Friday when they heard Jurgen Klopp's rant about the fixture pile-up his Liverpool side have faced.

The German called it a 'crime' that his team had played Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday 12.30pm over the past fortnight. This argument holds very little weight to fans of clubs in the EFL who play more matches over the course of a season and often in closer proximity.

Even some Premier League clubs will have little sympathy for Klopp too arguing that they would not be in that situation if their side was not performing across all competitions consistently. However, the Liverpool boss will find an ally in Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

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It was only a month ago that Guardiola slammed the Premier League's decision to schedule his team to play at the ridiculous 8.15pm kick off on Wednesday before taking on Crystal Palace on Saturday lunchtime. Such short turnarounds seem highly unnecessary and are frankly endangering the safety of some players who play in both games.

Sadly for the departing Klopp and Guardiola, this is not going to change in a hurry. Firstly, the Saturday lunchtime kick off is set to remain next season and there is going to be even more fixtures crammed into the schedule thanks to UEFA's expanded Champions League.

Ultimately it is a situation which will get far worse before it gets better because clubs like City and Liverpool have enough resources to ensure they can negotiate these congested schedules. So the problem therefore lies with the reluctance to stand up to the broadcasters because they are ultimately the ones who are making the Premier League clubs so rich at the expense of player welfare.

Yes more thought should be given by the Premier League to when matches are played but it will only continue to get worse until there is a united rejection of the broadcaster's riches. That, unfortunately, seems highly unlikely so this merry-go-round shall only continue.