Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp explained changing Xherdan Shaqiri on his full debut in their 3-0 against Southampton.

Klopp had altered his attacking personnel and system at the outset of the Premier League clash but changed it at half-time, when James Milner replaced Shaqiri.

Klopp said, "It was not easy, to be honest. It's my job to sometimes deliver news nobody wants to hear. That's how it was at half-time but he is a fantastic boy. I explained it to him so it's no problem.

"Usually I don't explain substitutions at half-time but I thought it made sense. It's just good to have him; the free-kick was outstanding. That's good. The whole team was not used to what we did today.

"As a new player, usually you struggle most but he didn't – he tried everything. The only problem was defensively. Offensively, it was a good idea but, how I said, we have to work on that more often. But he was good and I liked it."