EPL: Michael Owen backs Klopp to drop Liverpool star against Arsenal
Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen has backed manager Jurgen Klopp to leave midfielder Fabinho on the bench when the Reds take on Arsenal in a Premier League tie this weekend.< /p>
Owen believes Fabinho has been one of the 'poorest players' in the Liverpool squad so far this season.
Klopp has kicked Fabinho out of the Liverpool squad that beat Rangers 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
The German returned to a new 4-2-3-1 formation which saw Thiago Alcantara and Jordan Henderson sitting in midfield.
"I think he [Klopp] might think about going back there (with the same formation against Arsenal)," Owen told BT Sport (via Liverpool Echo).
"Fabinho - I love this guy, he's brilliant - but he's been one of the poorer players. But I agree, I think it's really brave to put four against an Arsenal team that is flying at the moment, but it will give him confidence in terms of thinking about the future."
Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen has backed manager Jurgen Klopp to leave midfielder Fabinho on the bench when the Reds take on Arsenal in a Premier League tie this weekend.< /p>
Owen believes Fabinho has been one of the 'poorest players' in the Liverpool squad so far this season.
Klopp has kicked Fabinho out of the Liverpool squad that beat Rangers 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
The German returned to a new 4-2-3-1 formation which saw Thiago Alcantara and Jordan Henderson sitting in midfield.
"I think he [Klopp] might think about going back there (with the same formation against Arsenal)," Owen told BT Sport (via Liverpool Echo).
"Fabinho - I love this guy, he's brilliant - but he's been one of the poorer players. But I agree, I think it's really brave to put four against an Arsenal team that is flying at the moment, but it will give him confidence in terms of thinking about the future."
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