Liverpool Fans Fume at Premier League Over Schedules of Their Fixtures Against Man City

Liverpool Fans Fume at Premier League Over Schedules of Their Fixtures Against Man City

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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  • Liverpool fans are not pleased with them playing first at home against Man City in the coming season
  • The Anfield supporters claimed that Manchester City should have also been scheduled to host them first next term
  • Liverpool will be hosting Manchester City on October 15 while the second leg will be played at the Etihad on April 1

Liverpool fans have expressed disappointment over the schedules of their Premier League encounters against Manchester City in the coming topflight season.

Last term, Jurgen Klopp and his men gave Manchester City big fight in the race to win the Premier League title which was won on the final day by the Citizens.

And on Thursday afternoon, 16 June, the Premier League board released all the fixtures for the 2022/23 season which will start on August 6.

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Liverpool fans fume at Premier League over schedules of their fixtures against Man City. Photo by Chris Brunskill
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Jurgen Klopp and his wards will be at the Craven Cottage to face Fulham in their first League game of the season.

According to the report on Sportbible, Liverpool fans are not happy that they will have to face Manchester City first and travel to Etihad for the return leg.

When will Liverpool face Man City?

The first Premier League encounter will be played at Anfield on October 15, while the return fixture at the Etihad stadium will be on April 1 next year.

Reactions from Liverpool fans

One tweeted: "Whys the away one always second ffs."​

A second wrote: "Why do we always play city at home first ffs."​

A third added: "Why do we always play at the Etihad late season when we need a win."​

A fourth commented: "Why do we play home first against city almost every season."​

Nightmare for Jurgen Klopp As Liverpool Face Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal After UCL in Midweek

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was handed his worst nightmare after the English Premier League fixtures were released on Thursday, June 15.

Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City will all feature in the Champions League following dates: September 7/6, September 13/14, October 4/5, October 11/12, October 25/26 and November 1/2.

The managers will now be mapping out their plans on how best to use their available players as the schedule is piled up than usual due to the six-week winter break for the World Cup.

Just after each group stage match of the Champions League, Liverpool will face another traditional 'big six' team on four occasions: Chelsea (September 17), Arsenal (October 8), Manchester City (October 15) and Tottenham (November 5).

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