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Jurgen Klopp Reveals Why Georginio Wijnaldum Is Starting Ahead of £40m Summer Signing

Liverpool managerJurgen Klopp has explained why he has kept faith with Georginio Wijnaldum in the early weeks of this season, despite adding £40m signing Fabinho to his squad.

The Brazilian was left out of Klopp's match day squad for the second consecutive game on Saturday as Wijnaldum played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool's 1-0 win over Brighton.

Many people thought that the arrivals of Fabinho and Naby Keita would keep Wijnaldum out of the team, but Klopp claims that the Dutchman's versatility has made him undroppable.

Georginio Wijnaldum misplaced just one pass against Brighton:

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