• Jürgen Klopp says Coutinho needs more time to be fully match fit • Brazilian handed in transfer request after interest from BarcelonaPhilippe Coutinho will not be in the Liverpool squad for the Premier League match against Manchester City, Jürgen Klopp has said. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, the Liverpool manager said that Coutinho has been omitted in order to train and improve his match fitness. “I decided to leave [Coutinho] out of the squad for City so we can use the time for extra training,” Klopp said. It was a good conversation.”The Brazilian has not played for Liverpool this season after handing in a transfer request following interest from Barcelona. He has not trained regularly with the Liverpool first team since handing in a transfer request, having reportedly suffered a back injury.

Source: The Guardian September 08, 2017 12:22 UTC