(Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he is not being 'too loyal' to long-serving players who are underperforming at the club but that a lack of adequate replacements means he has to keep picking them.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - January 14, 2023 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp reacts Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge.
Liverpool have failed to mount a Premier League title challenge this season and are down the table in ninth - 19 points behind leaders Arsenal. "You have a good player who did a lot of good stuff in the past and then maybe, in your mind, you think: 'That's it for him now.' If you can then go out and bring in another player to replace him then it makes sense from both sides.Before joining Liverpool Klopp led Borussia Dortmund to two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League final but left when they finished seventh.
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