• Neil Critchley will manage a team of under-23s• ‘We have to make a stand’ against fixture congestion, says KloppJürgen Klopp has confirmed he will not attend Liverpool’s FA Cup replay with Shrewsbury next week and is taking a stand against fixture congestion by fielding an under-23s team managed by Neil Critchley.
Klopp has attracted widespread criticism for refusing to play senior players in the fourth-round replay or take charge of a game that clashes with the club’s scheduled mid-season break. He apologised to the League One side on Tuesday for taking the spotlight from their comeback in the first tie with his post-match comments but, on his stance over the replay, he was unrepentant.