Jurgen Klopp SLATED: Liverpool fans have been moaning for weeks - Thompson
Most of the pre-match controversy heading into the match was surrounding Klopp’s decision to leave both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino on the bench. The gamble looked to have paid off with Liverpool comfortably in control of the game with Mohamed Salah’s strike the difference between the two sides. But Wayne Rooney equalised from the spot on 77 minute when Dejan Lovren was adjudged to have brought down Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the box. And after the game Klopp was involved in a heated discussion in his post-match interview regarding the penalty decision.
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That selection worried me that he didn't understand how big a game it was Phil Thompson
However, Liverpool legend Thompson believes the blame lies at the manager’s feet and claims supporters have had enough of the German coach continually rotating the squad. "We, as Liverpool fans, have moaned about the rotation for a few weeks and it has come off previously, but this is a derby game. You play your best team in the derby," Thompson told Sky Sports. "That selection worried me that he didn't understand how big a game it was. He's gone with a team to beat a mid-table team rather than win a derby game. "If it was Manchester United he would have played a full-strength side, so it was maybe a bit of complacency as well as the rotation.
GETTY Phil Thompson was furious with Jurgen Klopp's team selection
GETTY Both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino were named on the bench against Everton