Thanks to the league disruption caused by Covid-19, Liverpool is taking a very different approach to Manchester United.
Manchester United, one of the top 3 richest football clubs in the world, have agreed to pay their huge matchday staff for the rest of the season, whether games happen or not. The club is monitoring the situation over player contracts, some of which are also huge.
However, because of their 25 global sponsorship partners, they are far less reliant on TV and gate income. TV revenues are expected to be GBP 750 million short this season for the EPL, and that is a revenue that the 20 clubs share.
For Liverpool, which is not as wealthy as a club and has fewer sponsors, he situation is different.
Players and staff will continue to be paid as normal for April, although that is likely to change, at least in terms of players’ salaries, following the Premier League stakeholders’ meeting on Friday 3rd April.
The club have committed to paying matchday casual workers for three home games that were due to be played before 30 April, costing the club around £750,000. Beyond that, they may not be able to pay.