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Jurgen Klopp Says Liverpool First Team Will Not Feature in Shrewsbury Replay

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said neither he nor his first-team squad will take part in the team's FA Cup replay with Shrewsbury Town.

The Reds were held to a 2-2 draw by the League One side on Sunday in a thrilling fourth-round tie, setting up a replay at Anfield.

However, when speaking to the press after the match, the Liverpool boss said the replay will fall at a time the senior players are scheduled for a winter break, and as a result, it will be a young Reds side running out at Anfield:

"We got a letter in April from the Premier League that we should respect the winter break for the players.