ARSENAL and Liverpool have a “huge advantage” in next season’s Premier League title race — according to Thomas Tuchel.
The England boss reckons the upcoming Club World Cup could seriously affect the chances of Manchester City and Chelsea.
The Fifa tournament in the US begins this weekend and the final is on July 13, just five weeks before the start of the new Prem season.
Chelsea and City stars will go on holiday after the Club World Cup and have no pre-season before the domestic campaign kicks off.
Tuchel, preparing for the friendly with Senegal at the City Ground in Nottingham, said: “It will have a huge impact and it will give Liverpool and Arsenal a huge advantage next season to not be there.
“It will be a very nice experience for the players who are there to play this tournament for the first time so there are mixed feelings about it.
“I have decided not to worry too much because why should I? No one knows the outcome of it.
“We will deal with the effect when the effect comes.”
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is set to start for the Three Lions tonight despite being involved in the Club World Cup.
Tuchel added: “If you go and ask the players, you would get 25 who say ‘I want to start’.
“The clubs are concerned and I get that after a long season.”
Crystal Palace keeper Dean Henderson could win his third England cap against Senegal.
Jude Bellingham missed training yesterday to attend a family funeral but is set to be on the bench.
Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney will have to wait to see if he gets any action after failing to feature in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Andorra.
Tuchel said: “He has every chance to play.”
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