Leeds boss Daniel Farke issues scathing Premier League rant ahead of Liverpool clash - 'Crazy'

Leeds United has drawn the short straw when it comes to the Premier League fixture schedule, and Daniel Farke has spoken at length about it ahead of facing Liverpool

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke.(Image: George Wood/Getty Images)

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has taken aim at the Premier League regarding an unfair fixture schedule ahead of his side taking on Liverpool at Anfield.

Less than three days after today's game, Leeds will host Manchester United at Old Trafford. And with Ruben Amorim's men getting two extra days of preparation time for the clash, Farke is unhappy with the situation.

"In the Championship, it was more or less each and every week," Farke said, via the Yorkshire Evening Post. "It's exhausting. At this level, it's even a bit more exhausting because of what you have to invest as you are more or less the underdog in each and every game.

"To be honest, I would like to have a conversation with the guys who are responsible for the fixture list during this spell.

"Right now, I know it's just a computer program who does it, but if you have a look at this with common sense, you could raise a few questions why we have more or less two away games in a row and then we have a late kick-off and then in the next game an early kick-off at lunchtime and just two (full) days in between.

"It's such an important game against Man U for us. Man U has more or less two more days to rest. They have a home game before, a relatively short travel and we have such a quick turnaround.

Liverpool FC head coach Arne Slot and Leeds United. manager Daniel Farke during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Liverpool at Elland Road(Image: MI News/NurPhoto)

"I'm not too worried about the turnaround right now for the Liverpool game, but the next game day is crazy. It's really, really tricky in these terms.

"I can guarantee we have not applied for this early kick-off (on Sunday) and we have also not applied for this late kick-off at Liverpool, but we have to adapt to it. It's tricky."

This season, Liverpool has struggled with defending from set-pieces — and this week, the coach responsible, Aaron Briggs, left the club. But Farke says he won't target that avenue in particular.

"It's an area where we are always focused and concentrated, because we know we have big strength in this with the players we have available for this season," the German continued.

"Also with the work Edmund (Riemer, set-piece coach) and his guys are doing, I think they are fantastic. We know we are a very, very strong set-piece team. But I wouldn't say this is especially very beneficial against Liverpool.

"Sometimes you know you have a period and it's also a bit of a coincidence that they have conceded a few out of set-pieces, because normally the players they have, Virgil van Dijk, (Ibrahima) Konate and so on, they are a side who are unbelievably strong."

Liverpool.com says: Everyone has a legitimate complaint about the fixture schedule, but no one wants anything to happen about it until it affects them. Jurgen Klopp was talking about it for a long time, but was ridiculed as moaning and making excuses.