Jurgen Klopp apologised to a number of his fringe players after Liverpool’s victory over Southampton on Tuesday night.
Having made nine changes to the side that beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final on penalties on Saturday, and having seen Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk join Fabinho on the injury list, the likes of Takumi Minamino, Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones came into the starting XI following limited game-time in recent weeks.
It was the Japan international who cancelled out Nathan Redmond’s opener, before Joel Matip’s header clinched victory to take the title-race to the final day of the season.
