Philippe Coutinho will not be in Liverpool's squad against Manchester City on Saturday.
Coutinho was the subject of transfer speculation throughout the summer as he sought a transfer to Barcelona.
“I decided to leave [Coutinho] out of the squad for City so we can use the time for extra training,” Jurgen Klopp said.
“We have got all the numbers from the Brazilian FA – the intensity of the training, stuff like that, and it was all okay. And he played twice - I think about 15 or 20 minutes.
“He could have played 15 or 20 minutes again in the City game, maybe longer, but I think really it makes sense [to leave him out].
“He agreed completely, so it was not as if he said ‘no, I don’t need training, I want to play’. It was a good conversation.”
Via The Guardian