Thursday 22 October 2015 14:32, UK
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has accused the Football Association of mishandling Jordan Rossiter after the teenage midfielder returned injured from England duty.
Rossiter, 18, suffered a hamstring problem after playing three matches in five days for England's U19 side.
It was an incident reminiscent of last season when former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers clashed with Roy Hodgson after Daniel Sturridge sustained a thigh injury during an England training session the day after a match.
And Klopp echoed his predecessor when questioning the way players are handled when on international duty.
"I never heard of an 18-year-old playing three games in five days," Klopp said.
"That is the problem why he is injured and I don't think he will be ready until the next international break. I don't know who I have to talk about this but I will find a way because it is not okay.
These young players are our future. If we handle them like horses we get horses.
"On my first day I didn't want to have a call with someone with the FA but for sure this is not okay.
"These young players are our future. If we handle them like horses we get horses."
Klopp embraces a high-energy, pressing game - his Liverpool side ran a combined 116 kilometres against Tottenham - but he insisted this tactic does not involve over-working his players.
"The biggest misunderstanding in my life is people ask me if it is possible to play this kind of football," he added.
"We don't have to run 115km only to be successful. We need healthy players but we don't kill the players. You don't have to run like crazy if you have the ball. It is only the start.
"We must know turn the screws in the right moment; better thinking, better timing. But if play a much better team and you are not ready to run more than them then you are crazy."
