Jürgen Klopp said that he is not gambling with Liverpool’s Champions League prospects despite confirming that Loris Karius will face Seville tonight as part of a plan in which he could utilise all three of his goalkeepers this season.

Simon Mignolet has started three of four Premier League games this season but Karius is set to be preferred for their first appearance in the Champions League group stage since 2014.

The chopping and changing behind a defence that remains Liverpool’s weak point will polarise opinion but Klopp said that he wanted to use the “quality” at his disposal and reward Karius, and also Danny Ward, for their performances in training.

The decision will disappoint Mignolet, who was influential towards the end of last season in