Decision to restrict subs ‘peculiar’, says Fifpro medical officerJürgen Klopp and
Pep Guardiola have voiced concernPremier League clubs are yet to schedule a third vote on whether to allow five substitutions during matches despite growing pressure to reconsider – a decision that has been described as “peculiar” by the chief medical officer of players’ union Fifpro.
Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola and Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp were among the managers to voice concerns over player welfare at the weekend amid the frenzied fixture list caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, with Trent Alexander-Arnold still awaiting the results of a scan on his calf sustained in Sunday’s 1-1 draw that has already ruled him out of
England contention during the international break.