Jürgen Klopp's disgraceful decision for the Manchester City game

After Jürgen Klopp had some successes in the changes he made to his tactical set-up against Rangers in midweek in the Champions League, doubts arose in the defensive sector and especially in the position that Trent Alexander-Arnold has left for a couple of weeks, as Joe Gomez's poor display against the Scottish club made the fans expect what the German tactician would do against Manchester City.

Once Liverpool's official Twitter account revealed the starting eleven against Pep Guardiola's side, the surprises in the list of the eleven called up at the whistle caused the Reds fans to turn with endless criticism of the German tactician, as the surprise of the line-up on this occasion was the English player, James Milner, a player who by not naturally occupying the position could have certain shortcomings and complications during the match.

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With Matip and Konaté out for the game and Alexander-Arnold coming off the bench today, Jürgen Klopp was forced to reinvent some strategies to avoid making his right-sided defence one of the most vulnerable areas against one of the most lethal teams in the Premier League, finding in the veteran Englishman the experience that Gómez was unable to provide in the midweek game at Ibrox Stadium in Scotland.

While some in the commentary saw it more viable to keep Joe Gomez as the main defender in the position for this game, some others approved of the idea of having an experienced man like Milner, as the consistency of play in recent seasons alone favours the 36-year-old who has been able to play a few games as a substitute this season.

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Although Liverpool's crushing defeat of Rangers in the Champions League may have left some feeling of improvement in the Reds, the reality of recent weeks in the Premier League has been different, with this being a great opportunity for Jürgen Klopp and his players to show that despite the departures that are still occurring in the institution, this team has what it takes to face the best in the competition, coming close a few days ago to a draw against Arsenal who are the current leaders of the Premier League.