Jurgen Klopp says the decision to leave Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino out of the starting lineup to face Aston Villa is purely to protect their legs.
Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Divock Origi have come into the replace the trio for what is Liverpool's first home match since securing the Premier League title. “We could have played with exactly the same team, but then for the Brighton game [on Wednesday] we would have to make eight or nine changes and that, of course, costs you rhythm, so now we have to see from specific positions especially," Klopp told the Reds website. “Hendo and Gini are players who always have a really high outcome on the pitch; physically they work a lot, have intense runs and stuff
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