Klopp has questioned
England deployment of
Liverpool playersSouthgate: ‘I don’t know why he keeps having a swing’Gareth Southgate said he was surprised to be on the receiving end of barbed comments from Jürgen Klopp regarding his deployment of Liverpool players, particularly given he professes to enjoy a good working relationship with his counterpart.
Last month, Klopp questioned the omission of Joe Gomez from Southgate’s squad, pointing out that a lack of top-flight
Football this season had not prevented John Stones from being selected. “Obviously there’s a special thing for Mr Stones,” Klopp said, while he was also critical of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s use in midfield against Andorra in September. “Why would you make the best right-back in the world a midfielder? I don’t understand that really,” he said.