3:07 Jurgen Klopp has defended his decision to play Liverpool's youngsters against Shrewsbury in their FA Cup replay Jurgen Klopp has defended his decision to play Liverpool's youngsters against Shrewsbury in their FA Cup replayLiverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has defended his choice to play the club's U23 side against Shrewsbury in their FA Cup fourth-round replay, insisting he has to make "decisions that aren't popular based on the situation". Klopp has confirmed he will not attend the match which falls during the club's winter break, with U23s manager Neil Critchley taking charge instead. "We cannot have a week off and say 'okay, there are two days to prepare for a Champions League game'. I decided three weeks ago we would have a mid-season break based on a letter we got in April 2019. Neil Critchley will take charge of Liverpool's FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury"I am not sure who was there in the discussions but no sporting people were there for the talks.

Source: Sky sports January 28, 2020 14:15 UTC