Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has told his Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp to stop wasting his time complaining over fixture overload.
He said the Premier League is a busy one where adjustment are rarely made to fixtures.
In a joking manner Guardiola then said that coaches could take jobs in the “Maldives League” if they are unhappy with the schedule.
Liverpool took on Villarreal in the Champions League on Wednesday and will play Newcastle United in Saturday’s early kick-off by 12;30pm before travelling to Spain for the reverse Champions League fixtures.
Klopp has described the quick turnaround between games as “brutal” and Liverpool saw a request to move the fixture at St James’ Park to Saturday night rejected by the Premier League.