Danny Murphy has blasted Liverpool's decision to put non-playing staff on furlough and said the move “stinks”. The ex-Reds midfielder also called on the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, to reconsider the decision which has brought about huge criticism.
Murphy joined other former stars Jamie Carragher and Dietmar Hamann in calling out the Merseysiders for their use of the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. “It is hard to imagine how they have come up with this,” Murphy told talkSPORT. “The reputation that Liverpool has gained over the years by dealing with adversity and the togetherness it has in dealing with supporters as I have seen many times, that city and that football club come together, this stinks. “I used the word