Jurgen Klopp reveals biggest regret of final season in charge of Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the minimal amount of playing time he gave Harvey Elliott during his last season at Anfield.

Elliott put on a fantastic performance to lead Liverpool to a 4-2 victory over Tottenham at Anfield last weekend, despite the fact that they have nothing more to aim for than a third-place finish in the Premier League, or if they are lucky with results, a possible second-place finish.

Elliott has only made nine starts in the premier league, despite playing in 18 of Liverpool’s 20 cup games this season. Klopp has acknowledged that he ought to have given the 21-year-old more chances. The game against Spurs was Elliott’s ninth start in the league.

“It’s not like I go back and think, ‘where did we go wrong here and there?’ but if I regret one thing a little bit it’s that Harvey didn’t play often enough maybe,” Klopp said candidly during a press conference.

“He performed incredibly well during a crucial and demanding period in January when we suffered numerous injuries. He was arguably our finest player for right wing and right midfield, among other positions.

“After everyone left, he played for a short while before stopping, and then he returned and had a significant effect. His ability to demonstrate that is quite admirable.”

On Monday night, Liverpool will play their next game against an Aston Villa team that is keen to maintain their position in fourth place in the Premier League.

In order to stay out of trouble with the referees at Villa Park, Klopp will need to exercise caution, as a yellow card would result in a touchline ban for his final game in charge on Sunday against Wolves at home.

Elliott, who has three goals and four assists in the Premier League so far this year, will be hoping for another start and may continue to play in midfield, with Mohamed Salah, who returned to form last week, once again anticipated to start on the right wing.

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