It was a difficult evening for Liverpool’s youngsters on Tuesday against Aston Villa in the League Cup.
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The Reds were hammered 5-0 by the Villans at Villa Park, and that means they are now out of the domestic competition. This comes, of course, due to Liverpool’s Club World Cup commitments – the senior squad is currently out in Qatar and, following their victory against Monterrey on Wednesday, they will now face Flamengo in the final.
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Jurgen Klopp has prioritised that tournament – it is one the Anfield outfit has never won before – but that is a decision that has not gone down well with talkSPORT presenter Andy Goldstein. He believes that the 52-year-old has shown “disrespect” to the competition with the team that was fielded.
As you can expect, Liverpool fans were far from happy with the 46-year-old’s comments.
To be fair, they do have a point. Klopp won the Champions League last year, and has led Liverpool to a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League table this time around. He probably has a good idea of what he is doing.
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Some fans were quick to point out that the Club World Cup is far more lucrative as well.
Indeed, there is more cash at stake in the Club World Cup than in the League Cup. Not just that, but it is more prestigious as well, considering it does involve teams from all over the world who have won their respective continent’s club competition to make it to Qatar.
Other fans have brought Manchester United pulling out of the FA Cup in 1999/00 for a similar reason up.
It is no surprise to see Goldstein be lenient with the Red Devils – he is a United fan after all. As one fan said, at least Liverpool did field a team instead of pulling out altogether.
On Saturday, we will find out if the former Borussia Dortmund manager was right to put the Club World Cup first.
In other news, one Liverpool man shows his experience against Aston Villa in the League Cup.
