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Jurgen Klopp insists Daniel Sturridge needs to get used to “flexible football” after the Liverpool striker voiced his frustration about playing out wide.

The England international bemoaned being stationed on the right of Klopp's three-pronged attack after scoring twice in Tuesday's EFL Cup rout of Burton Albion.

However, the Reds boss says none of his forwards have a “fixed position” and that role is designed for Sturridge to come inside to wreak havoc rather than operating as a winger.

“I don’t want to play Daniel as a wide player,” Klopp said.

“Of course he can start there. Of course he can play there, but in the decisive moments, he needs to be involved in all the finishing situations.

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“Both goals he scored from inside the box so he was not on the wing in this moment.

“That’s flexible football but of course you need to find a formation for players to start in.

“Burnley and Burton were games where we actually didn’t need an offensive winger - that job should be filled by the full-backs.

“The players really skilled in finishing situations, you have them in and around the box.

“It’s how football works. It's not a fixed position. You don’t stay and wait until you get the ball and especially not in Daniel’s case.

“There’s absolutely no problem with that. Like I said, we still have to work on a lot of things.

“I don’t know exactly what he said, but how I know him and when we have talked, there’s no issue about this. It’s about asking a question, getting an answer and making a big deal of it or not thinking of it at all.”

Klopp insisted Sturridge hadn't spoken to him about his concerns over the role he's been asked to operate in.

“Of course he hasn't,” Klopp added.

“Nobody has said to me: 'I don't want to play there'.

“Like I said, it’s not that you play there and wait for something to happen.

“It’s flexible football, passing movements, patterns, and all these things.

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"And in the end you need enough players in the box to then finish this off.

“When Daniel for example plays as the No 9, in the centre, and just stays there - that makes no sense. You have to change positions.

“Daniel is a very smart player at hiding himself in positions where it’s not easy to defend and that’s very often on the wing.

“When he’s not involved any more in defending, you need a smart striker who takes the centre-back out of the protection position for the opposition into a place where they doesn’t feel comfortable.

“It’s only a starting position for the next offensive action of my team. It’s simple football. We don't have positions any more where we say 'you play here all the time'.”