Jurgen Klopp has admitted it was a deliberate decision to not play Luis Diaz against Burnley.
The £49m signing from FC Porto impressed when making his first Liverpool start in midweek in the Reds’ 2-0 victory over Leicester City, however, he was benched along with Diogo Jota, who was suffering with a dead leg, against the Clarets.
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane started in the duo’s place, following their involvement in last weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations final, with the latter a late inclusion in the starting XI due to Jota’s injury.
