Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says that the Premier League need to do more to help teams playing in Europe in midweek by avoiding early kick-offs at the weekend - citing Tottenham's clash against Ludogorets as an example.
The issue came into discussion this weekend after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stated that his side had been "set up to fail" in the early kick-off on Saturday, after they played away in Turkey on Wednesday night.
Manchester United did not return to the UK until the early hours of Thursday morning, but were in action again away at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon - a decision Solskjaer labelled "a shambles".
And Klopp agreed with his United counterpart, citing Spurs as an example following their trip to face Ludogorets in the Europa League.
Jose Mourinho's side were in a similar position to Solskjaer's United, facing an early kick-off just two days after arriving back into the country from an away trip - and Klopp says the authorities and TV rights holders need to discuss the issue if they want top teams to continue to play their best football.
"No team who plays on Wednesday night away in the Champions League should have the 12.30pm kick-off on Saturday, that's not allowed," Klopp told BBC Sport.
"Tottenham played on Thursday in Ludogorets and today had the 12 o'clock kick-off. Honestly, play Sunday, no problem, play Wednesday - Saturday, but not the 12.30pm.
"That's a complete killer. You wake up and you play football in a complete recovery phase.
"The Premier League has to change that, it's not possible. Sky, BT, [BBC], everybody has to talk to each other. Sit down at a table.
"You want to have good football? So then give the boys at least a few hours more. We don't ask for the next day or Monday night because that's not possible, the next game's coming.
"After the triple-header in the last international break, we played a 12.30pm [kick-off time]. The boys played Wednesday night in Peru.
"That's not possible. Somebody has to start thinking."
