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title: "Liverpool fans are baffled at Nathaniel Phillips being frozen out recently"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fans-are-baffled-at-nat-phillips-being-frozen-out-recently/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-02-14T10:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-02-14T10:00:00Z"
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# Liverpool fans are baffled at Nathaniel Phillips being frozen out recently

A number of Liverpool supporters have been left bemused at Jurgen Klopp’s treatment of Nathaniel Phillips, following the Reds’ 3-1 loss away to Leicester City.

The Premier League champions suffered yet another day to forget on Saturday afternoon, letting a 1-0 lead slip and capitulating at the King Power Stadium.

That’s now three league defeats in a row for Liverpool, who are not only out of the title race, but also now face a [real battle](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table) to finish in the top four.

There was yet more calamitous defending on show on Saturday, with Alisson and debutant Ozan Kabak’s mix-up allowing Jamie Vardy to put Leicester 2-1 up.

The Turkey international partnered Jordan Henderson at centre-back, but won’t want to remember his maiden Liverpool appearance in a hurry.

There was no place in the starting lineup for Phillips, despite the 23-year-old largely doing a solid job this season, making [six appearances](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/381527/Show/Nathaniel-Phillips) in the league.

It was a decision that has left some frustrated, with a number of Liverpool fans taking to Twitter to voice their feelings.

https://twitter.com/VxrgilSZN/status/1360582136361848832?s=20

> Klopp needs to introspect! Some of his selections and decisions of late have been baffling and have cost LFC badly! Now with Origi injured, the Minamino move looks a very major blunder! Nat Phillips unfairly treated
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> — Ravi Nayar (@ravidebonair) [February 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/ravidebonair/status/1360841404218372101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [@LFC](https://twitter.com/LFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@JohnDykesFC](https://twitter.com/JohnDykesFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) What else does Nat Phillips need to do to get a chance? Klopp is blundering game after game
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> — Ravi Nayar (@ravidebonair) [February 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/ravidebonair/status/1360791770108358659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I'm no football manager,but still can't help but think Nat Phillips is being unfairly overlooked..The games the lad has played he's been consistent & put in some really good performances..Not to mention the decent spell in Germany at Stuttgart..The whole thing doesn't add up.
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> — AnfieldUrchin (@Anfield\_Urchin) [February 13, 2021](https://twitter.com/Anfield_Urchin/status/1360671789521784837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’s been very consistent when he’s come in and he’s very good in the air to !
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> — STEY (@S7EYM) [February 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/S7EYM/status/1360745189447450624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Ur not the only one , baffling
>
> — paul 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@PaulHass78) [February 13, 2021](https://twitter.com/PaulHass78/status/1360672785962569739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Nat Phillips outstanding away at West Ham…. not seen since 🤔
>
> — LpoolTktpackages (@LpoolTktPackage) [February 13, 2021](https://twitter.com/LpoolTktPackage/status/1360627827712937984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)