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#3 Mixed day for Klopp: Poor starting XI but timely substitutions
With fixture congestion certainly taking its toll on the players, Klopp made the right decision to rotate his team's players. But how did he do that? He gave a start to Origi, who hadn't had a start for over one and a half years. Klopp also started a front six who had never played together before.
Without cohesion between the players, Liverpool were always in for a struggle - which was visible from the poor exchange of passes and failure to create straight-forward chances. Klopp could always have started at least one of Firmino and Salah; there was nothing to lose from that. Also, left on the bench was Fabinho, who had played the previous game. Match practice should have been considered by Klopp.
But when it came to substitutions, the manager recognized the problem correctly and made amends. He took out Origi and the underwhelming Alberto Moreno before introducing Salah and Firmino.
The team showed better incisiveness when two of the regulars showed up on the field. Unlike some occasions when the substitutes are asked to make a sudden impact, Klopp gave his forwards a full 30 minutes to do so. But Firmino scored just three minutes into his time on the pitch.
All in all, it was a day of some good and some bad decisions by Klopp.
