Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has asked whether may have landed himself in hot water after taking aim at TNT Sports in his press conference on Friday afternoon. The Reds boss spoke openly about fixture congestion problems, once more, ahead of his side’s clash with Tottenham.

Liverpool saw their title charge come to a drastic halt last following disappointing results against West Ham and Everton in the space of a few days, and Klopp has admitted that the lack of time between fixtures would certainly have been a factor in results.

The ex-Borussia Dortmund boss then went on to explain that Premier League bosses may be to blame for English sides not reaching the latter stages of European competitions, saying: “Seeing Aston Villa lost last night it means no English team will be in a European final, we should ask do we decrease the intensity for the players? If no English team is in a European final, have we underperformed?

“The PL is best in the world, not overrated, the players [overworked]. Someone needs to help the people, cut off one game. Two more Champions League games next season and you [can] cut off League Cup semi two legs. Everyone has a reason to say we cannot do it but we cannot sort it all the time.

“I had a chat with TNT – a television show I will never watch again! – and they said they pay us to play football but I don’t see it that way, football pays them. You have to become a part of football again and not just the squeezer, that is some advice from an old man on the way out.”

Klopp went on to joke that he would be available as a pundit once he leaves Liverpool at the end of the season, before later bringing out that he may have already lost the opportunity to work with TNT Sports. He jokingly asked: “Will there be a lawsuit because I mentioned them in a negative way?” before turning to a member of Liverpool staff sat beside him.