Lovren was hooked after just 31 minutes after errors led to Tottenham’s opening two goals

Jürgen Klopp has called for a reaction from his chastened Liverpool side as he insisted he would “never let down” under-fire duo Dejan Lovren and Simon Mignolet.

The Liverpool manager refused to confirm whether they would start against Huddersfield Town on Saturday following mistakes in last weekend’s 4-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.

Lovren was substituted after just 31 minutes at Wembley after misjudgements led to the opening two goals — Klopp caustically claimed, “the first goal would not happen if I was on the pitch, but I am in the middle of the technical area in trainers” — while Mignolet’s performance was also picked apart.

Liverpool’s lack of options in defence means Klopp must think carefully before marginalising Lovren further, although he seemed oblivious that