Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hit back at his second-choice goalkeeper Simon Mignolet following his comments on Loris Karius' move.
Mignolet described Karius' two-year loan at Besiktas as "bizarre", after the Belgian 'keeper was told by Klopp that he wasn't allowed to leave.
"In general, discussing your individual problems in public doesn't make too much sense," Klopp said in his pre-match press conference.
"It's always better to speak to each other, I'm a big believer in that.
"But it was still okay. If he was happy to be a number 2 then I wouldn't really know him He's a top professional, a top goalkeeper, and of course he is not happy to be No 2.
"But there are worse things in the world being No 2 - and you are pretty well paid at Liverpool.
"In the first moment when understanding decisions or not, it's always better to talk to me about that directly than newspapers."
Mignolet was dropped last season for Karius following some costly mistakes, and then Karius couldn't impress Klopp too much.
The Reds have now signed Alisson from Roma for a then record fee and he has impressed during his first three games, albeit with not much to do.
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