Jürgen Klopp explained why he elected to field a number of first-team regulars as Liverpool concluded their Champions League Group D schedule by drawing 1-1 with FC Midtjylland.
The Reds had, of course, already secured top spot in the pool prior to their trip to Denmark, where Mohamed Salah’s goal inside the opening minute put them ahead before Alexander Scholz equalised with a penalty just after the hour mark.
It appeared that Takumi Minamino had snatched a late winner when he put Sadio Mane’s headed knockdown away, but the goal was disallowed for handball by the No.