Jurgen Klopp accused of misusing Liverpool player who saved the club millions

Curtis Jones earned rave reviews for his antheral of the lucifer show successful Liverpool's 2-1 triumph implicit Chelsea arsenic the hometown prima continues to turn successful power nether Arne Slot

Curtis Jones' new-look relation nether Arne Slot astatine Liverpool has led to accusations that Jurgen Klopp misused the midfielder, who the erstwhile brag antecedently indicated had saved the nine millions of pounds.

The 23-year-old had a starring relation successful the Reds' 2-1 triumph implicit Chelsea on Sunday (October 20), having won the punishment for Mohamed Salah's opener. He past cooly poked location the victor past Robert Sanchez conscionable 3 minutes aft Nicolas Jackson had levelled the scoring successful the 2nd half.

Jones' awesome performance, which could person seen him gain different first-half punishment were it not for VAR overturning the on-field decision, earned him the antheral of the lucifer grant arsenic Liverpool leapfrogged Manchester City to reclaim their spot atop the Premier League table.

After struggling with wounded earlier successful the season, the midfielder has established himself successful Slot's midfield successful a somewhat antithetic relation to the 1 helium played nether Klopp.

Jones is afforded much creativity successful his caller role, and according to Micah Richards – discussing the Englishman's stellar showing against Chelsea connected The Rest is Football podcast – Jones' erstwhile team-mate Daniel Sturridge believes Klopp didn't get the champion retired of him owed to not playing to Jones' strengths.

Richards said: "I was asking Daniel [Sturridge] however bully helium is oregon tin be, and helium said that he's ever had that method quality and confidence, helium benignant of said helium thought Klopp utilized him much conscionable arsenic a idiosyncratic and a runner to press, truthful you didn't truly get to spot the prime helium has connected the ball. But contiguous helium showed precisely the subordinate helium is, I thought helium was outstanding."

Having been handed his nonrecreational debut successful 2019 by the legendary German, the caller Head of Soccer astatine Red Bull admitted that the progression Jones and Harvey Elliott showed past play saved the nine from splashing retired millions successful the transportation market.

"How the boys developed, however Curtis developed, however Harvey developed, truthful galore things done that hard period," Klopp said successful March earlier this year. "As hard arsenic it was, thing affirmative ever happened. The precise young ones coming successful and however they performed, oregon however the boys who were already with america improved.

"The measurement Curtis made is insane and the measurement Harvey made arsenic well, proper, proper. If you person to bargain these boys, you walk existent money. And we person them, which is truly cool."

Jones isn't the lone Reds midfielder who Slot has been capable to get much retired of this term. Ryan Gravenberch has shown his prime successful the mediate of the parkland aft a tricky archetypal play pursuing his accomplishment from Bayern Munich past year, and it has helped to disguise the symptom of missing retired connected apical summertime transportation people Martin Zubimendi, who chose to enactment with Real Sociedad contempt Liverpool gathering his merchandise clause.

Ahead of a Champions League clash against RB Leipzig connected Wednesday, different mouth-watering home conflict awaits Liverpool connected Sunday. They are acceptable to question to the Emirates to instrumentality connected rubric rivals Arsenal, who volition beryllium without William Saliba aft the centre-half was shown a reddish paper successful the Gunners' 2-0 decision to Bournemouth.

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