Jurgen Klopp has got this one badly wrong. For the manager of Liverpool to blame James Milner’s injury on BT Sport was embarrassing. Good on Des Kelly for holding his ground in that icy interview.
Liverpool are happy to take the money — from a contract they signed up to — but Klopp wants to have his cake and eat it.
Sorry Jurgen, it doesn’t work like that. You cannot pocket the cash, pay your players their nice wages, have a good-sized squad full of talent, compete in big competitions like the Champions League — then choose when you get to play.