Not sure if he is. Like I say when TAA was out v United it was Clyne he turned to.
He was. TAA was injured, Gomez had broken his leg ten days before that and Milner had a muscle injury which he sustained during the Napoli game if I recall correctly. Fabinho was playing in midfield with our only other midfield option (bar Lallana who was never going to start) being Henderson, who had also played against Napoli four or five days prior to the United game and was on the bench. He had no other choice but to play Clyne that day.
This was our line-up and bench:
Line up v United: Alisson, Clyne, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Keita, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Subs: Mignolet, Henderson, Sturridge, Moreno, Lallana, Shaqiri, Camacho.
"Klopp on Milner's absence and Clyne's inclusion
The boss has explained why James Milner misses out and Nathaniel Clyne comes in for his first Premier League appearance of the season this afternoon.
āMillie felt a muscle a little bit and we cannot take any risk, thatās it,ā said Klopp."(Copied it from the official website.)
Clyne was never meant to play that game, he only ended up doing so because all of TAA, Gomez and Milner being injured and Fabinho having to play in midfield because Henderson had played midweek. If he hadn't, I think the general opinion would be quite different from what it is at the moment. If he, for instance, had a bad game, I doubt anyone would bat an eye at him leaving.
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