After Chelsea draw, Sturridge defends Klopp and sends tough message to Liverpool owners

Following the first game of the season between Liverpool and Chelsea, which ended in a 1-1 draw, many Reds fans have questioned Jürgen Klopp over his tactical decisions for the game against the Londoners, including the decision to take off Mohamed Salah, our best player, when the game could still have been won.

Klopp himself was questioned in the post-match press conference about the reason for this decision and he assured that although the Pharaoh is a super important player for the club, at that moment the team needed fresh legs so that was the reason for taking Salah off with just over ten minutes left to play.

It is not the first time that, as Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp has made decisions that fans do not share, however, former Reds star player Daniel Sturridge, who now works as an analyst and commentator for the British channel Sky Sports, assured that the team's performance in the opening game against Chelsea is not Klopp's fault but that of the management that has failed to bring in the necessary reinforcements for Liverpool to compete again for the Premier League title.

Sturridge defends Klopp

Daniel Sturridge said after the end of the match between Liverpool and Chelsea, teams he played for as a professional, that the club needs to help Klopp. "The club need to help the manager out. We talk about budgets and stuff but this is a world class manager. They aren't challenging again for the title without additions." he said.