The week in tweets

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The fall-out from COVID-19 was again the big talking point on the Twitter machine this week, with the focus turning to Premier League club’s decisions to furlough their staff. Liverpool’s decision – later reversed – came in for the most criticism...

Jamie Carragher

Jurgen Klopp showed compassion for all at the start of this pandemic, senior players heavily involved in @premierleague players taking wage cuts. Then all that respect & goodwill is lost, poor this @LFC

Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney

Clubs like Liverpool may be

technically/legally eligible for furlough (although there is possibility govt frowns on businesses using it for cost-saving), but there is a difference between that and moral eligibility - esp when you so talk about your values/social responsibility

Jonathan Northcroft @JNorthcroft

What happened to “this means more?” By taking taxpayers’ money to furlough staff, Liverpool have acted just like any other profits-first business. Dispiriting stuff.

Henry Winter @henrywinter

Fair play to #lfc for rethinking

furlough decision. “We believe we came to the wrong conclusion last week to announce that we intended to apply to the Coronavirus Retention Scheme and furlough staff ... and are truly sorry for that,” ceo Peter Moore

Stan Collymore @StanCollymore

Well done to the @ManUtd board and ownership for continuing to pay all staff through this period, playing or non playing or matchday staff for remaining scheduled games. This is how comprehensive and straightforward every Premier League club should have acted from day one.

Didi Hamann @DietmarHamann

Astonished by the news that @ lfc takes advantage of the furlough scheme to claim 80 % of non playing staffs wages back of the government. That’s not what the scheme was designed for. Contrary to the morals and values of the club i got to know

Daniel Storey @danielstorey85

For all the deserved censure of clubs that have used the Government’s furlough scheme, Manchester United’s response has been absolutely brilliant. Shambolic in plenty they do, but have got all of this right.

Gary Lineker @GaryLineker

Good to see that some of our biggest football clubs are supporting their non playing staff. It’s an important moment for our game. People, and fans in particular, will remember those that stand up and do what’s right in these extraordinarily testing times.

Gary Neville @GNev2

Hey @MattHancock seeing as though you’re focusing on football so much can you come on @SkySportsMNF this week ? Special edition. Questions from the football community / fans will be presented by me , @DavidJonesSky and @Carra23