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The FA will speak to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to clear up the concerns he raised about the treatment of young Reds midfielder Jordan Rossiter while away with U19s duty in recent qualifiers.

The 18-year-old returned to Liverpool with a hamstring injury after his international duty and the frustrated Reds’ new boss used his pre-match press conference for tomorrow’s Europa League tie with Rubin Kazan to strongly question why he had been worked so hard.

Klopp argued it was” not normal” for a young player to play “three games in five days” and suggested that if the FA treated players “like horses, we will get horses.”

The player will miss around about a month and will not return until after the next international break in mid-November.

The ECHO understands that officials from Soho Square felt the issue over Rossiter’s hamstring injury had been dealt with after U19s manager Aidy Boothroyd spoke to staff at Liverpool's Kirkby Academy last week.

Rossiter played for England U19s on Thursday, October 8 against Macedonia and then again on the Saturday (Oct 10) in the win against Finland. He was back in action the following Tuesday against Italy as England made their way through to the Elite Qualifying rounds of the UEFA European Championships next spring.

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From the 18-man England squad, just two outfield players played 90 minutes in all three games, Rossiter and Jake Clarke-Salter, the Chelsea defender who captains the team. Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman of Newcastle did the same in a spell the FA regards as three games in six days rather than the five mentioned by the Liverpool manager.

The ECHO understands England were keen to finish top of the qualifying group (the top two teams went forward) to give them the best chance as they moved into the Elite Group qualifying next year while the FA believes it already maintains strong communication with clubs over the welfare of younger players picked to represent their country.

Whether Jurgen Klopp agrees is currently most doubtful.

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