Divock Origi and Roberto Firmino gave Liverpool a 2-0 halftime lead at Burton before a Tom Naylor own goal and two late strikes by Daniel Sturridge completed the rout.
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A suspected ankle issue saw the centre-back taken off the field in the second-half, although the Merseysiders had already put the game firmly beyond doubt. He had a little pain in his ankle without any touch – I couldn’t see any contact.
But Klopp said: “He has a little bit of a problem with the head and a little bit of pain in the ankle”.
“He doesn’t have that pain anymore but it was the ankle with which he had problems last season so he’s a little bit anxious, so hopefully it’s nothing too serious”. “[His] pain is okay but we have to wait and hopefully it’s not too bad”. “Of course I have to make decisions between players, but the most important job I have to do is to find the balance and the right solutions”.
“So we needed to use this game and that’s what we did and it was better”.
The modest talk from Klopp is a clear indication of just where we are in the season – it’s far too early to start judging players or the team as a whole after just a few matches.
First, the Senegalese provided the pass for Origi’s 15th minute opener before playing the key passes for both of Sturridge’s second half goals, one for which he was credited with the direct assist.
Chelsea’s decision to field a team largely made up of reserve players almost backfired, but Michy Batshuayi scored twice as they survived a scare against Bristol Rovers with a 3-2 win at Stamford Bridge.
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Burton boss Nigel Clough, a former Liverpool striker, knew the size of the task facing his side side was enormous but his focus was always the Championship clash at home to neighbours Derby on Friday night.
