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Jurgen Klopp Slams Champions League Expansion Report as 'Absolute B-----ks'

Jurgen Klopp has criticised a report that Liverpool and the Premier League's other top sides support plans to expand the UEFA Champions League.

Matt Hughes reported in the Daily Mail that the Reds, along with Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Manchester United, are in favour of an expansion to the competition that could mean teams have to play 10 or 12 games in the group stage, rather than six.

Per Goal's John Skilbeck, Klopp said:

"Today I read an article [saying that] the top clubs want to do more games in the Champions League or whatever.