PERHAPS Jurgen Klopp might be a little less loyal after this.
The Liverpool boss had been accused of sticking too rigidly to a once-mighty group of players who have stumbled into mid-table this season.
Here, he made eight changes and discovered there is life beyond his first-choice side - not least teenager Harvey Elliott, whose early banger settled this third-round replay in favor of the FA Cup holders.
Klopp’s men will now make a swift return to Brighton - the scene of Saturday’s 3-0 pasting - for a tricky fourth-round tie.
While Match of the Day’s live coverage of this tie was sabotaged by rogue erotic noises during the pre-match punditry, there was little too sexy about the football at a brass-monkeys Molineux.
Still, it was the first victory of 2023, at the fourth attempt, for Liverpool - and how Klopp needed it after taking such a gamble with his team selection.
The Liverpool boss had been accused of sticking too rigidly to a once-mighty group of players who have stumbled into mid-table this season.
Here, he made eight changes and discovered there is life beyond his first-choice side - not least teenager Harvey Elliott, whose early banger settled this third-round replay in favor of the FA Cup holders.
Klopp’s men will now make a swift return to Brighton - the scene of Saturday’s 3-0 pasting - for a tricky fourth-round tie.
While Match of the Day’s live coverage of this tie was sabotaged by rogue erotic noises during the pre-match punditry, there was little too sexy about the football at a brass-monkeys Molineux.
Still, it was the first victory of 2023, at the fourth attempt, for Liverpool - and how Klopp needed it after taking such a gamble with his team selection.
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