Injuries May Force Klopp To Buy In January

Kolo Toure also finished the game in obvious discomfort with what Klopp described as “cramp”, while Lucas was forced to fill in alongside the Ivorian at centre-half in the absence of Lovren, Martin Skrtel and Mamadou Sakho.

Klopp’s match and training methods have come under scrutiny with some suggesting that such a high tempo style is the root cause of the injury crisis at Anfield with six players sidelined.

“It’s not his squad, it’s not the best squad, obviously that’s why the manager was changed. I think they have to look at what they’re doing in training”.

Klopp added that the Reds will “have to see what we can do after this game” about their injury situation, saying that it is “a little bit of a odd feeling” after the game, saying it’s “very, very good” on one side because of the win and the fact the players “fought brilliantly”. “You can’t blame that”.

“You can’t be brilliant every game, no team is, but we have to make sure we get it consistent and get those bad performances out of the way”. It’s been a tough run and with the demands on players nowadays there’s bound to be injuries.

“Always with muscle injuries, you don’t know exactly”.

Klopp hopes to use the success he had in the DFB-Pokal – with Borussia Dortmund making the final in three of the last four seasons – to help Liverpool avoid an FA Cup upset.

“But we’ll all stick together”.

Whilst the former Swansea City playmaker accepts he is facing a battle to save his Reds career, Allen vows to continue to give 100 per cent in training in a bid to win over new manager Klopp. It is a chance for Exeter and they have to take it – that’s football.

“The FA Cup is a great tournament, we know about it, but we have to make the decisions for the Liverpool team, for my team, and so we have to make changes”, he said.

“An offensive winger and centre-half is (key) for us at the moment”.

He said: “I’ve seen it at some clubs before”.

“With Dejan I think the situation is he is available after United”.

“It’s the one that the players fear”, he said of hamstring injuries.

“We now have three injured center- backs, and the only fit one got cramp near the end”.