Liverpool's 'new' boot room has taken aim at England coach Roy Hodgson over his handling Raheem Sterling.
Hodgson withdrew Sterling for their win over Estonia after the midfielder complained about fatigue. But former Liverpool players Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher were unhappy with Hodgson making the conversation public.
Redknapp said: "I would never have dreamed of saying that [I'm too tired] to an England manager, but then I picked up a lot of injuries.
"I'm sure Brendan Rodgers would have been leaning on him, [saying] you need a break and this is an opportunity to get one.
"Why on earth did Hodgson say it though? Honesty is not the best policy. Why has Roy got into this? He could have said 'I want to freshen this up.' This wouldn't even be a conversation."
Carragher agreed that discretion would have been a better idea: '"Me as a player, I would never give a manager a chance to leave me out.
"But keep it between yourselves, just come out and say Lallana played well last game and say Raheem needs a rest. But now we are having a debate on it.
"Hodgson could have been more careful, but I don't think Rodgers would have been involved."
