Klopp beef was length of the ban
nothing more serious happened.”
Klopp maintained that Mane did not deliberately set out to injure Ederson and felt he should have had one game knocked off his ban.
“There was not even a percentage of Sadio who wanted to put the keeper in danger,” said Klopp.
“He wanted to get the ball and it’s important he does that in the next few games.
“We cannot change this and it’s a sport where this happens. It’s like it is. I don’t blame the ref for the decision.
“If I saw the boy bleeding I would have made the same decision. But one game less would have been right, two and a half, not three and half.”
German goalkeeper Loris Karius will start ahead of Simon Mignolet, although Klopp insists this does not mean he will be first choice as he cryptically hinted at regular rotation between the pair.
“I prefer having a group of good goalkeepers, and that means you have to change things,” said Klopp.
“The game against Arsenal was exactly the same, it was very intense – yes, we could have said afterwards it was not a goalkeeper game, but we didn’t know that before. Could Loris prove something? I think he did. He was very cool with the ball, I know for some people he was too cool with the ball but that can happen with no rhythm, so now he has had the game it helped him a lot, us also and now he will start.
“Why do we think No1, No2, No3 is fixed until the end of all days? I don’t want to bring that in doubt, but how can you ask if he’s No1?
“By the way, it’s not that he shouldn’t be No1. And then are the all players happy with the decision? I don’t know.”
Klopp also confirmed that Philippe Coutinho will be in his squad to face Sevilla having not featured for the Reds this season following injury amid speculation of a move to Barcelona. The Reds will check on the fitness of Mohamed Salah, who did not train through illness. Sevilla coach Eduardo Berizzo expects his players to be inspired by Anfield but they remain wary of Liverpool’s threat despite their drubbing by City at the weekend.
The Spanish side arrived on Merseyside having had a much better weekend (4-3-3) KARIUS GOMEZ LOVREN MATIP MORENO HENDERSON WIJNALDUM CAN SALAH MANE after beating Eibar 3-0 to extend their unbeaten start to the season. Berizzo is well aware of some of the historic nights Anfield has hosted but said: “I think players of a certain level and personality grow when they come to a stadium and atmosphere like this, they grow in strength. Few times in your career do you get to play at Anfield. (4-3-3) RICO MERCADO KJAER LENGLET ESCUDERO N’ZONZI PIZARRO BANEGA NAVAS BEN YEDDER FIRMINO CORREA REFEREE: D Makkelie (Holland).