That’s the verdict of club legend Steve Nicol, who also slammed the manager’s “strange” claim that United’s injury issues affected the Reds. Firmino was replaced by Sturridge, who was largely anonymous despite managing his side’s only shot on target of the game, with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane also disappointing. "A lot of interruptions and things like that and it was obvious it cost us the rhythm. Surely if you’re a Liverpool player and you’re watching player after player after player go off the field you’re going, ‘Right, these are going to be all over the shop. That was a disaster.”Daniel Sturridge replaced the injured Roberto Firmino in the first halfNicol felt Klopp should have replaced Firmino with ShaqiriKlopp claimed Manchester United's injuries harmed Liverpool's rhythm in the opening 45 minutes

Source: Express February 25, 2019 06:56 UTC