'Why bother?' - Piers Morgan questions whether Premier League should return after watching Dortmund vs Schalke in Bundesliga

The German football league got back underway behind closed doors this weekend with strict protocols in place to try and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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The Revierderby between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke was the star fixture, with Dortmund emerging as 4-0 winners live on talkSPORT.

However, the game seemingly did not entertain Morgan, who tweeted: "I watched a bit of the Dortmund match.

"Felt like a glorified practice game, though less physical, and lack of a crowd massively reduced the enjoyment factor for me.

"If the Premier League returns like this, it's not going to be real football - so why bother?"

English football chiefs are still working on plans to get the Premier League back underway with 'Project Restart' targeted for mid-June.

Morgan's TV colleague Susanna Reid replied and told him the point of football returning is to finish the 2019/20 season.

But he hit back: "If the football's all going to be as lame as this, the integrity of the existing season is gone anyway.

"And that's before players start being infected."

Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich is live on talkSPORT 2, Sunday at 5pm

I watched a bit of the Dortmund match. Felt like a glorified practice game, though less physical, & lack of a crowd massively reduced the enjoyment factor for me.

If the Premier Leage returns like this, it's not going to be real football - so why bother?

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 16, 2020

If the football's all going to be as lame as this, the integrity of the existing season is gone anyway. And that's before players start being infected. https://t.co/2FQgAZViAM

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 16, 2020

Piers Morgan was not a fan of the Bundesliga restart on Saturday.