Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri have a role to play this season.

Klopp says he hasn't lost faith in the players despite neither starting a game for the Reds since January.

Asked if it was a case of not trusting the pair, Klopp told the Liverpool Echo: “No. It is about our situation in training and what's needed individually for the next opponent. That is all that we think about.

“We don't stick to one formation or the other, but the boys need to offer. Sometimes it is more possible and sometimes it is not possible for different reasons.

“Sometimes we don't have the sessions. Then it's more difficult to offer something. It's all part of the decision making.

“It is not that we are stubborn and think about one system. I can remember when we played 4-4-1-1 and it was really good in the beginning and then for sure you started talking about it when we didn't win the games in the manner you wanted us to win.

“Is that really the right system and why doesn't Mo Salah play on the wing? There is always a reason to talk."