Jurgen Klopp Rips into FA Over Jordan Rossiter Injury on England Duty

Jurgen Klopp has laid into the FA over Jordan Rossiter picking up a hamstring injury on England duty.

The Liverpool manager refused to remain calm over the 18-year-old midfielder returning to the club’s Melwood training gound nursing a knock.

He could be unavailable for almost a month after playing three games in a week for the England Under-17s.

And Klopp believes someone at the FA has to give him answers over how that was allowed to happen.

Speaking ahead of his side’s Europa League group game with Rubin Kazan tomorrow night (quotes via Twitter):

Rossiter is a special story. I’ve never heard of a player 19 playing three games in five days. I will have to talk to someone [at the FA]. It’s not okay. There’s no doubt about it. It was a hamstring. It was not on the flight, on the train or in the car, it was in the match. These young players are our future. If we handle them like horses, we get horses.

Rossiter is widely regarded as one of Liverpool’s best young players, but his injury will be a big setback with new manager Klopp just in the door at Anfield.

He’s made three appearances under previous manager Brendan Rodgers this season after making his debut for the club last year.

But the midfielder is now being forced to watch the start of Klopp’s career at the club from the sidelines.