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When Liverpool last travelled to Brighton & Hove Albion earlier this month, a shambolic 3-0 defeat left Jurgen Klopp in no doubt that he needed to make changes to his side. That day, he fielded what is, on paper at least, his strongest midfield in Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, and . Yet the Reds’ engine room woes continued as the trio struggled, and not for the first time. and dropped for the FA Cup replay against Wolves off the back of the loss, as and brought into the starting XI in their place.

“He was (in my thoughts) for a while already,” Klopp admitted when asked about the teenager at his Chelsea pre-match press conference.



In a ‘normal’ Reds season, such a game would be one where you could expect Klopp to rotate. In a ‘normal’ Reds season, you’d expect a number of youngsters to be handed rare starting opportunities in the process.




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