'Hope he's smart enough' - Jurgen Klopp makes Jarell Quansah request after Liverpool error against Manchester United

Jurgen Klopp absolved Jarell Quansah of blame for the mistake that allowed Manchester United to equalise in bizarre circumstances

Quansah's careless pass to Virgil van Dijk saw the ball given to Bruno Fernandes inside the centre circle and the United captain made it 1-1

Reflecting on the mistake from Quansah, Klopp opted against criticising his young centre-back as he urged the player to avoid dwelling on social media

Klopp

“As a football player in the Premier League and playing for Liverpool, I have the bad news it will not be the last mistake in his life, unfortunately,"

“That’s how life is. I thought he dealt extremely well with it, we dealt well with it.

“But when our idols in the past made these kinds of mistakes there was no social media so I hope he’s smart enough to switch that off.

"Don’t read the Daily Mail or whatever where they go for people in these moments and make it personal. He dealt extremely well with it and that’s part of the game."

Klopp added:

“We want to play football and keep the ball and play build-up.

“It is not a great situation but there are bigger mistakes in football and weren’t used, but Bruno saw the opportunity and took it and that’s how it is.

"There is absolutely no blame or criticism, not at all, it just happens. He will learn from it and that’s the best thing that can happen."