Nobody asks players about adding games - Alisson

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker says players are not being listened to astir workloads and warned that no-one successful shot is adjacent to a solution to fixture congestion.

Liverpool look AC Milan connected Tuesday successful nan Champions League, which from this play has an eight-game convention shape and a imaginable two-legged play-off earlier nan past 16.

Last season, Liverpool played 58 matches crossed each competitions.

Should nan Reds scope nan last of each title they play successful this run they would play 65 matches (excluding imaginable FA Cup replays and nan Champions League play-off round).

"Sometimes cipher asks nan players what they deliberation astir adding much games," said Alisson, 31.

"Maybe our sentiment doesn't matter, but everybody knows what we deliberation astir having much games. Everybody's tired of that."

On Monday, Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji joked he whitethorn person to discontinue astatine 30 because of relentless fixture schedules.

Former Liverpool head Jurgen Klopp has besides agelong been a vocal critic of fixture congestion.

"We understand we person nan broadside of nan media and TV, we person nan broadside from Uefa, from Fifa, from nan Premier League and different home competitions," said Alisson.

"We are not stupid, we understand that. We understand that group want much games, but nan reasonable point would beryllium for each these sides that I mention and nan group who are responsible for making nan almanac to beryllium together and to perceive to each nan parts, including nan players."

Alisson, who played 42 matches for Liverpool and Brazil past play contempt being retired injured for much than 2 months, added: "So galore players person spoken already astir it, we conscionable request to beryllium listened to.

"If you are tired you cannot compete astatine a precocious level. What I want is to springiness my champion successful each nan games I play.

"At nan infinitesimal it doesn't look for illustration we are adjacent to a solution for football's liking and for nan players' sake."

Liverpool head Arne Slot said he could only judge nan caller Champions League format astatine nan extremity of nan season.

"The only point I for illustration astir it conscionable arsenic personification who loves to spot shot is that connected each nighttime location is simply a bully fixture," he said.

"But really is it going to beryllium pinch 2 other games for nan players? That's thing we person to find retired but I don't deliberation anyone has nan reply astatine nan moment."