Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit back at Jurgen Klopp's harsh criticism about the newly-revamped FIFA Club World Cup.
Klopp branded the Club World Cup "the worst idea ever invented" as they moved to a 32-team tournament in the United States this year.
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Wenger, who is now FIFA’s chief of global football development, has defended the decision to expand the tournament to a big tournament.
"Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and I don’t share Jurgen Klopp’s view at all," Wenger told reporters, as SuperSport.
"I feel that a Club World Cup, a real Club World Cup was needed.
"If you make an inquiry today with all the clubs who were here at this competition, I'm basically sure that we have 100 per cent of answers of people who want to do this again. So that's basically the best answer."
"The decisive question is, do the fans like it? Attendance projections were low, but in reality, they were much higher. The answer is there," he added.
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