- Liverpool play Ipswich Town in opener
- Will play Klopp's hated 12:30 pm slot
- Slot jokes about the kickoff timings
Getty Images'Jurgen complained about this!' - Arne Slot has hilarious reaction to Liverpool's opening Premier League clash of 2024/25 against Ipswich being scheduled for 12:30pm

Virgin Media
✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.

EE
✅ The "Sport Plus" tier bundles both Sky Sports (via NOW) and TNT Sports into one seamless package to cover all 267 televised matches.
✅ Allows you to upgrade or downgrade your TV tier each month without breaking your 24-month broadband contract.
✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.

HBO Max
✅ Streams all 52 TNT Sports matches, making it the exclusive home for the early 12:30 pm Saturday fixtures.
✅ Provides exclusive coverage of select full midweek matchdays.
✅ Combines live Premier League football with premium HBO shows and Warner Bros movies in a single app ecosystem.

NOW
✅ Streams the entire Sky Sports Premier League catalogue over the internet to smart TVs and mobile devices without a satellite dish or installation wait.
✅ Offers 31-day rolling contracts (for £34.99/month) so you can cancel during the summer off-season.
✅ Offers 24-hour Day Memberships for £14.99 if you only want to watch a single specific derby or match.
Virgin Media
✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.

EE
✅ The "Sport Plus" tier bundles both Sky Sports (via NOW) and TNT Sports into one seamless package to cover all 267 televised matches.
✅ Allows you to upgrade or downgrade your TV tier each month without breaking your 24-month broadband contract.
✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hated one thing about the Premier League, 12:30pm kickoffs, and that is exactly what Liverpool have received for their first clash of the Premier League season. New Reds boss Slot was asked about the clash against Ipswich and he made jokes about the kickoff timing.
(C)Getty ImagesWHAT SLOT SAID
Speaking to the media, Slot said: "They've told me it's going to be 12.30… from what I know, Jurgen complained a lot about this so probably they thought, with Jurgen being out let's put them at 12.30 again!"
THE BIGGER PICTURE
The early 12:30 pm kickoff should not be a problem for Liverpool this time around as it will be the first clash of the season and will not be preceded by a midweek clash, which was Klopp's main issue with the early kickoff. A number of times his side had to play in the 12:30 pm slot right after a midweek European clash which gave his squad less than 72 hours to prepare for the next clash.
(C)GettyImagesWHAT NEXT FOR SLOT?
The Dutchman will take his squad to the United States of America for their pre-season tour as he will look to assess his squad before the start of the main season.
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