Jurgen Klopp says he is not concerned by Christian Benteke’s outburst whilst on international duty, reports the Liverpool Echo.
The attacker was called up to Belgium’s squad to face Portugal this week and took the opportunity to question the Anfield boss.
Benteke, 25, said he found it difficult to understand why Klopp “ignores him” and bemoaned being reduced to a bench warmer.
But the former Dortmund boss is more concerned with a knee injury that ruled the former Aston Villa man out of the friendly and could see him miss a month of action.
“Maybe I should have spoken to him but it really isn’t important because when he came back he was injured and now that’s much more important,” Klopp said.
“I have no problems with players who are not satisfied when they don’t play. It’s always the same answer – it’s up to the player to change the situation. For it’s easy to react to things like this.
“I didn’t read what he said to be honest. A few guys told me about it but for me, there is nothing too serious about it.
“When players go to their national teams, especially with the situation of Christian Benteke in Belgium, then they ask and if he’d said: ‘I’m really happy at Liverpool and I like that I only play a few minutes’ that would be strange too.”
Benteke has scored seven league goals in 25 appearances this season, but 13 of those outings have been from the bench.
West Ham are reportedly interested in signing the attacker this summer.
