From Gtech Community Stadium – Jurgen Klopp has given a reason as to why he brought off Virgil van Dijk at half-time in Liverpool’s 3-1 loss at Brentford on Monday.
The Reds fell behind to an own goal from Ibrahima Konate before poor defending allowed Yoane Wissa to add a second before the half-time break.
Klopp hauled off Van Dijk, Kostas Tsimikas and Harvey Elliott at the interval, replacing them with Joel Matip, Andy Robertson and Naby Keita. A fast start to the second half saw Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pull one back, but Bryan Mbeumo iced the game late on.
Speaking to the press post-match,…
