Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted he is not “too loyal” to players but accepts his side are underperforming as they seek to recover from a poor start to the season.
Klopp was asked whether he would drop any of his big names for Sunday’s visit of Southampton and said: “If I thought it would help, then yes. But I don’t think that will help us at the moment.
Liverpool have lost three league games this season, two against Arsenal and one at home to West Ham United.
Jurgen Klopp insists he is not ‘too loyal’ to players but accepts Liverpool are ‘underperforming’
Jurgen Klopp has insisted he is not “too loyal” to players but accepts Liverpool are “underperforming.”
The Reds have lost four of their last six matches in all competitions, with Klopp admitting his side have been below par.
But the German manager also claimed he will not change his approach regardless of results and said: “I think we have shown that we are not too loyal but we can be loyal when it makes sense.”
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Jurgen Klopp has insisted he is not ‘too loyal’ to players but accepts Liverpool are ‘underperforming’.
The German midfielder was an unused substitute in the Champions League final defeat against Tottenham and has started just 15 league games this season, with only one Premier League goal from 14 appearances in all competitions.
Klopp has been reluctant to drop him for fear of upsetting the balance of his side – especially as he is a midfield general who provides protection for Liverpool’s defence – but believes it may be time for change if the former Schalke player cannot improve his form over the summer break.
Manager Jurgen Klopp has refused to confirm whether Liverpool have received any offers for midfielder Emre Can.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has refused to confirm whether the club have received any offers for midfielder Emre Can.
The Germany international’s contract expires at the end of this season, with Bayern Munich having been linked with a move for the 23-year-old.
Klopp insisted he is not ‘too loyal’ to players but accepts Liverpool are ‘underperforming’.
Conclusion
He continued: “We are not too loyal, but we are loyal. That’s maybe the difference. If there’s a player who plays in another team and he is better than our players then we will always try to take him.