Jürgen Klopp on Joe Gomez absence against Watford

Jürgen Klopp on Joe Gomez absence against Watford

Jürgen Klopp explained the minor issue that ruled Joe Gomez out of Saturday’s clash with Watford is not considered serious.

The centre-back was replaced by Dejan Lovren for the Premier League contest at Vicarage Road, where Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also came into the starting XI as Naby Keita missed out with a sore hip.

Asked about Gomez by Sky Sports pre-match, the manager said: “No, [not serious]. He felt a little bit and that’s enough – we have two more centre-halves in the squad and we have to use the quality we have.”

On the other change from Monday night, which saw Oxlade-Chamberlain come in for Keita in midfield, Klopp explained: “In football, you very often have to take a little bit of the momentum and try to use it.

“Oxlade obviously looked really lively and fresh, it was not a decision against Ox before the [West Ham United] game – we thought Naby would make absolute sense. This time, we think this line-up makes sense. Hopefully we can show that.”

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