Jurgen Klopp is adamant all criticism should be directed at him for Liverpool's struggles this term as he aimed to take the spotlight away from the uncertainty behind the scenes.
The Reds are currently engulfed by problems at the midway point of their Premier League season, having taken just 29 points from 20 games to date and only seven from the last 18, post-World Cup. It has left a top-four finish looking unlikely, meaning Klopp could next term find himself uninvolved in the Champions League for the first time since the 2016/17 campaign.
Klopp says it is he who should shoulder the blame for such a season of underperformance as he aimed to defend some of his backroom staff and take the attention away from a club who are on the lookout for both a new sporting director at a time when the owners, Fenway Sports Group, continue to assess the merits of either a full or partial sale.
