Liverpool’s English midfielder Curtis Jones (2nd R) celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between between Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool at the Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium in Shrewsbury, north-west of Birmingham in England on January 26, 2020. (Photo by Anthony Devlin / AFP) /
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is adamant he has to take a stand over the clash between the midwinter break and FA Cup replays or nothing will ever change.
The German boss has drawn criticism for announcing that neither he nor his first-team players will be present for the fourth-round replay at home to Shrewsbury next week as it falls within their scheduled Premier League break.
Instead, the club will send out a youth team led by Under-23s coach Neil Critchley.
“If we react how we always react and find a way to do it, then nothing will change,” Klopp said.
“I have to make decisions that aren’t popular, based on the situation we are…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
