On a night whereby there was plenty to get irate about, Liverpool fans have been questioning Jurgen Klopp’s decision to leave Naby Keita on the bench as the Reds chased the game.
The reigning Premier League champions were enjoying more possession and in more advanced areas without being able to break Chelsea down, leading to the belief changes were afoot.
When those changes came it was Diogo Jota and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who were initially introduced, inexplicably with Mohamed Salah replaced.
Then, with just 10 minutes remaining things took another bizarre turn as the industrious James Milner entered the fray with the creative Keita left watching on – a decision Klopp himself went against a footballing point of view.
Whilst few could argue with Klopp’s decision making during the entirety of his tenure, Kopites have been reacting to the German’s brazen oversight.
Here’s a pick of the reactions from Twitter…
Twitter: @JamesPearceLFC This game was crying out for Keita. I’m sorry but I’m not sure what Ox is offering at the moment. (@Blakey80JB)
Twitter: @JamesPearceLFC So strange, what does Milner even offer in a game like this (@Nabiesta1)
Twitter: @JamesPearceLFC That says it all.
Ox a wasted one substitution and now Milner is the second wasted substitution. (@O5amaD)
Twitter: @JamesPearceLFC Klopp has lost it – his subs tonight were absolute desperate, poor management (@dswaine84)
Twitter: @JamesPearceLFC Makes no sense. We’re losing so give Keita the chance. If we lose 2 nil so be it. Milner is just th… https://t.co/eywwVEyjkm (@AndyEvans77)
Twitter: @TheRedmenTV Possibly the worst substitutions I’ve ever seen when we needed a goal.. (@lanchrishire)
