Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool will rotate against Milan tomorrow: ‘We have to do it, and we will do it.’
The Reds have already qualified for the last 16 stage, winning their group.
On the other hand, Milan must beat the Reds at San Siro tomorrow and hope Porto and Atletico Madrid draw in Portugal.
“We have to rotate and we will rotate, that’s clear,” Klopp said at a press conference, as quoted by Liverpooloffside.
“The medical department would smash me if we played the same side again and we know that we will make changes.
“But it’s always like this when you get fresh legs in you can play a higher energy game and have a better game, and I cannot change everyone. We need to still have players on the pitch and the players all understand this.
“We want to field the best possible squad for the situation we’re in,” Klopp continued.
“We’ve played five games in the last 14 days which is a lot and after the Milan game we play a similar amount of games in a similar amount of time.
“It’s pretty likely that [Divock] Origi will start,” the German coach revealed.
“He knocks on my door and we talk from time to time. It’s about letting things happen. He had injuries in the wrong moments. I remember that decisive moment (in 2016) he was flying and got injured against Everton.
“It’s special thing Origi’s skillset that he can come and play brilliantly. The biggest game in our history against Barcelona, he started and he was incredible.
“He’s a positive person. Talented, shoots left and right, really quick, in the air a monster. An interesting package.
“You can only win things with a fantastic squad. We are happy with the squad we have. We’ve known each other for a long time. We know our roles, our football looks more mature than in the past. The boys have a good relationship with each other. We have a good squad.”
Milan lost the reverse fixture at Anfield Road, the first Champions League match in more than seven years for the Rossoneri.
The Serie A giants lost their first three group stage games against the Reds, Atletico Madrid and Porto, but collected four points in the reverse fixtures against the Spanish and the Portuguese side.
Stefano Pioli and Fikayo Tomori spoke at a press conference before the game, saying that the Rossoneri will have to deal with Liverpool’s intensity to take all three points and keep their qualification hopes alive.