I am not the only one who is going to do that.
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“Losing the final is going to be a big disappointment for us, because now next season we are just going to play the Premier League [and domestic Cups] and we have a big, big squad”.
The 25-year-old made 15 out of his 29 league appearances from the bench and scored 10 goals, several of them crucial.
The Liverpool manager, speaking to BT Sport after the game said that he felt having fewer games could help Liverpool have a better season next year.
“But now I must speak with the manager and see his plan for next season”.
Benteke did not play a single minute of football between 20 March and 28 April, but following Origi’s injury he was reintroduced to action – albeit still mainly as a substitute – in the final weeks of the season.
Should Liverpool look to flog Benteke in the summer transfer window? I am not the only one who is going to do that.
“Of course I have to adapt to the manager but now the season is over and we want to try to speak with him and to try and find a solution for next season”.
While the striker acknowledged his struggles, he pointed out that some of his goals for Liverpool were important and were not in “5-0 or 4-0” blowout games.
“I promise everyone we’re going to use it and come back strong 100 percent”.
“Even the start I was unhappy with”, Klopp told BT Sport.
Sevilla have been crowned as Europa League champions after impressively defeating Liverpool 3-1 at Basel’s St Jakob Park stadium.
But the fact that his team lost both the Capital One Cup and Europa League finals, allied with their disappointing league finish, has some sceptics already questioning whether the much-praised German is somewhat overhyped.
While Liverpool got off the tracks with a flurry, they failed to sustain the pressure and were humbled in the second half by three Seville goals.
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“Everyone here, raise your hand if you haven’t criticised [Sevilla right-back] Mariano and Coke swapping”, he said.
