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Piers Morgan leads the backlash against Liverpool's billionaire American owners

Piers Morgan has branded Liverpool's decision to furlough non-playing staff as 'astonishingly stupid' and says the club have damaged their reputation.

The Reds announced on Saturday that they would use a government scheme to pay 80% of staff salaries, with the club paying the remaining 20%.

Liverpool's announcement has been widely criticised, particularly after they announced a club record pre-tax profit of £42 million for the 2018-19 season.

Piers Morgan says Liverpool have ruined their reputation after furloughing non-playing staff
Morgan says the decision made by the club's American owners is 'astonshingly stupid'

Morgan believes that Liverpool's decision to use a tax payer funded scheme will cause their reputation irreparable damage.