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Jurgen Klopp believes the Premier League CAN continue without a 'circuit breaker' amid rising Covid-19 cases in the top flight - but Liverpool boss is ready to put title defence on hold if football is shut down

Jurgen Klopp believes the Premier League can cope without a circuit breaker but the Liverpool boss would understand if the authorities paused the season to help curb the coronavirus crisis.

Premier League chiefs remain committed to continuing the 2020/21 campaign, despite several top-flight matches being postponed and a record number of positive tests among staff and players last week.

West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has openly called for a shutdown to ensure people’s safety, claiming: ‘We can only do the right thing which would be to have a circuit breaker… I’m very concerned for myself and football in general.