Jurgen Klopp has said it will be necessary for him to rotate his Liverpool squad during the Reds' hectic December schedule because football "is not FIFA or the PlayStation."
Because of their involvement in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, Liverpool's December schedule is even more packed than usual for an English side:
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As a result, Klopp was forced to play a weakened side against Everton at Anfield in midweek, when Liverpool maintained their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 5-2 win.