Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has said it's "ridiculous" that the team will have to play two games in the space of 24 hours in December.
The Reds will face Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on December 17, a day before they play a FIFA Club World Cup semi-final in Qatar. It means manager Jurgen Klopp will need to split the squad in half in order to play in both competitions.
Speaking after his team's 2-1 win over Genk in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, Alisson hit out at the scheduling, per Esporte Interativo (h/t Metro):
"Klopp has already said we're going to play two different teams.