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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has aimed fire at the Football Association for treating teenage midfielder Jordan Rossiter like a horse.
The Reds boss is furious with the FA after the 18-year-old returned to the club after England Under-19 duty with a hamstring - Rossiter had played three full 90 minute matches in just five days for Aidy Boothroyd's team.
The German manager, speaking at a press conference, said he wants to speak to someone at the FA about it.
"Rossiter is a special story. I never heard of an 18-year-old playing three games in five days," he said. That is the problem why he is injured and I don't think he will be ready until the next international break.
"I don't know who I have to talk about this but I will find a way because it is not okay. On my first day I didn't want to have a call with someone with the FA but for sure this is not okay.
"These young players are our future. If we handle them like horses we get horses."
Klopp's teams are famous for their high-pressing, high energy style and the Reds earned a point in his first game against Tottenham after running a total distance of 116km, by far Liverpool's furthest distance of the campaign.
But Klopp defended his methods and this hard running style is not a requirement for him to be successful.
"The biggest misunderstanding in my life is people ask me if it is possible to play this kind of football," he added.
"We don't have to run 115km only to be successful. We need healthy players but we don't kill the players. You don't have to run like crazy if you have the ball. It is only the start.
"We must know turn the screws in the right moment; better thinking, better timing. But if play a much better team and you are not ready to run more than them then you are crazy."
Klopp is likely to make changes to his side for the Europa League visit of Russians Rubin Kazan as he is holding back the likes of striker Sturridge, who sat out the draw at White Hart Lane with a knee problem, for Sunday's visit of Southampton.
"Rotation is okay if your players can handle the situation," he added.
"You can leave a few players out on the pitch and the others have to swim for their lives, which is not okay.
"We cannot bring (Christian) Benteke and (Roberto) Firmino back for starting, for example.
"If all the players are fit and you have been working for a while then you can think about it."
Klopp's home debut is one of the most eagerly-anticipated in the club's history but the German sought to manage expectations.
"We have to be patient, in a football way. I hope no-one is waiting for it to be 4-0 after three minutes and is then disappointed," he said.
Additional reporting from PA
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