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Jurgen Klopp gives verdict on Premier League games being played in the USA amid calls for England's top flight to go Stateside

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hit out at the idea of Premier League games being played in the USA amid calls for the English top flight to go Stateside.

The Premier League is facing new demands for matches to be staged across the pond, with American TV giants NBC determined to stage two from the season's opening weekend on US soil.

TV executives and big-name agents in America are publicly lobbying for 'Manchester United vs Chelsea in New York', while the Premier League's chief executive Richard Masters recently admitted the 'door looks ajar' for games in European leagues to be played abroad.