Protect Woodburn after call-up, Klopp tells Wales
JURGEN KLOPP has told Chris Coleman he has taken on joint responsibility for Ben Woodburn’s development after the teenage striker’s shock call-up to the Wales squad. Woodburn, 17, became Liverpool’s youngest goalscorer this season and could become a full international after he was named in Wales’s squad for the World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland. But Klopp is perplexed both by the selection and Wales boss Coleman failing to get in touch. ‘I was surprised about this,’ said Klopp. ‘Usually when you call up a player, a 17-year-old player, I thought it would be possible to call me.’ Of Woodburn, who has played seven times for Liverpool and represented Wales at all levels up to Under 19, Klopp said: ‘He has to learn, he has to develop, he has to improve, all of this. ‘That’s why I said there are two managers responsible for him. Until now, it was only my job.’