Arne Slot addresses familiar Jurgen Klopp complaint ahead of Liverpool trip to Brighton

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"All the teams that played on Tuesday or Wednesday are playing on Sunday.READ MORE: Mohamed Salah injury update as Arne Slot confirms Liverpool latest before BrightonREAD MORE: Arne Slot responds to Liverpool contract question - 'Is this how football works?'"And we are the lucky ones who play at 12:30pm on Saturday against one of the most intense teams in the Premier League."But we will be ready for it. We train at that time.

If we couldn't perform at that time, then it would be stupid to train then. I do mind playing on Sunday evening."I think it was 6:15pm when we finished against Tottenham, then we play Wednesday evening vs Galatasaray."That could have gone to extra time and then putting that team into a 12:30pm kick off, for the sixth time this season, would not be preferred."Arne Slot during his Liverpool press conference before Brighton.(Image: Liverpool FC // YouTube)Klopp regularly railed against being in the early kick-off slot and the Premier League rules did change during his tenure.

We win one and now we are talking about a new contract?" Slot said with a smile when asked about it.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. We won more than everyone thinks in the last one or two months."But you surprise me with this question, because my focus is completely on Brighton and three days ago, it was more on how can be get something positive from this season."Now we have reached the [Champions League] quarter-final, we have to make the next step in the league because we don't have the greatest position in the league as well."It is going to be a fight until the end of the season, and my focus is completely on that.