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Jurgen Klopp: Why I left Dejan Lovren out of the Liverpool
JURGEN KLOPP says Dejan Lovren was left out of his Liverpool squad to face Burnley with a sore back.
Liverpool FC share their pre-match training against Burnley
The Croatian returned to Liverpool's bench last week for their 3-1 win over Arsenal.
And he was likely to start at Anfield in place of Ragnar Klavan in central defence.
Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren
But Klopp revealed before the match that the defender picked up a knock in training.
He told Sky Sports: "He got a dead leg in his back when we were working on set pieces.
"The muscle is now very sore."
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