Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned that the proposed changes to the Champions League are "not great" for the Reds or their Premier League rivals.
Amid the fallout of the collapse of the planned European Super League earlier this week, UEFA confirmed plans for a new 36-team format for the UEFA Champions League, which are set to come into effect from the 2024/25 season.
The new and expanded format for the Champions League, which will see 36 clubs participate in the competition opposed to the traditional 32, will see clubs operate under a 'Swiss style' format.
Each club involved will play ten games each as part of a league table against teams from four different seeded pots.
The clubs that finish in the top eight will progress to the last-16 of the competition, whilst a play-off showdown will decide who joins them in the knockout stage. The knockout stage will be no different to its current format that we are all familiar with.
There will also be changes in the Europa League and new Europa Conference League, with eight matches in the league stage of the Europa League and both competitions also being potentially expanded to 36 teams.
But Klopp is not a fan of the proposed changes, with the Liverpool manager sending a warning to UEFA and his own club's Premier League rivals, including Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham, who regularly compete to qualify for the Champions League and Europa League each season.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Klopp said: "You can't just introduce always more competitions. Very good that the new Super League is off the table, but the new Champions League is not great. UEFA showed me the idea and I said I don't like it - 10 games rather than six. No idea where to put them in.
"The only people who never get asked are the coaches, the players and the supporters. UEFA didn't ask us, the Super League didn't ask us. It's just always 'play more games' - that's not possible."
Meanwhile, he had a theory behind why UEFA were planning changes to the Champions League, with Klopp voicing his disapproval as he spoke to the media ahead of his side's game with Newcastle United tomorrow in the Premier League.
"The new Champions League, what's the reason for that? Money," he said.
