Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp urges Sky not to reschedule Arsenal tie: 'Nobody wants football on Christmas Eve'

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Jurgen Klopp has urged Sky to consider the implications of scheduling a game on Christmas Eve — a day he says that nobody wants football.

It seems increasingly likely that Liverpool's trip to the Emirates Stadium will be put back 24 hours to enable Sky to stage live football on December 24 for the first time since they broadcast Manchester United's game at Leeds in 1995.

The possibility of the switch has been greeted with dismay by both clubs and their supporters. 

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is not impressed with idea of playing Arsenal on Christmas Eve

A concerned Klopp has said that nobody asked for football to be played on Christmas Eve 

Arsenal have concerns, among other things, about stewarding issues, while Liverpool are dismayed about the disruption it will cause to their travelling fans.

Klopp is flabbergasted the TV company could consider moving a game to a day that offers respite and has called on those who will make the ultimate decision to think about the upheaval they could cause.

'I knew before I came here there would be a few intense fixtures but to protect the game to be at the highest quality, you need to use common sense,' said Klopp. 

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has spoken out about TV scheduling on many occasions

'The television broadcasters can do that by themselves. 'They can say "yeah but you signed it" but you can still think about it. That's how it is. You can still think about it if you want a real game. 

'The 24th is another one, that is new. That is not about intensity or whatever. That is just a game on a day when nobody asked for football. If we play on December 24 I am not sure we can fight against it but Sky has to make a decision.

'If they really want to do this, if they really want to bring supporters onto the streets that night, if they really want to bring all the people who work for television away from home that night.'