Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called questions about rotating his squad as a “waste of time” after he made six changes for the goalless draw at Chelsea on Tuesday.
Following Liverpool’s 4-1 thrashing at Manchester City last Saturday, Klopp dropped Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson to the bench for the midweek Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.
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When asked whether the changes were influenced by the defeat at City or player workload, Klopp told his Friday news conference: “We had a game against City, which is an influence physically and performance-wise. It is both.
“How can you expect I give you an answer and say ‘two were because of that and four were because of that.’ That is a real waste of time.”
Liverpool host Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday but find themselves in eighth place in the table and 10 points outside the Champions League places.
