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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: Why I made ten changes against Exeter
JURGEN KLOPP has lifted the lid on his decision to rotate his squad in last night's FA Cup win over Exeter.
Jurgen Klopp made ten changes from the side that lost to Manchester United on Sunday
Klopp made ten changes from the side that lost to Manchester United on Sunday with only goalkeeper Simon Mignolet retaining his place.
And asked on his decision to field Mignolet, Allen, Jordon Ibe and Christian Benteke, Klopp said: "It was because they were available.
Only Simon Mignolet retained his place
"They didn’t play too often in the last few games, so they had no problems and so that’s the reason they played tonight.
"At Exeter, for example, Joe [Allen] could have played but was not available and Ibe felt his muscle and it wasn’t too serious but it wasn’t a situation to take a risk.
"We knew it would be a different game tonight; we played on a completely different pitch and we played differently from the first second, but against a good opponent.
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"A really good opponent. They played football, had a playing build up, they tried everything and we had a lot of work to do, especially for 10-15 minutes in the second half when we lost a little bit of control, but then we scored the goals.
"We should do this more often and then we’d feel how goals change games!"
Liverpool will take on West Ham in the fourth round of the competition.
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