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Keita & Fabinho will be praised like Ox next season - Klopp defends under-fire midfield

Midfield questions surround the Reds after their 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain but their manager believes it is unit in development

Jurgen Klopp believes his midfield is still developing and is confident in a year people will talk about Naby Keita and Fabinho as positively as they discuss Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Liverpool’s midfield came under scrutiny once again in Wednesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, which puts the Reds on the verge of elimination from the competition.

Though Liverpool remain undefeated in the Premier League and just two points off also undefeated Manchester City, the vaunted attacking trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino have failed to hit the highs of last season and the creativity from Klopp’s midfield has been assigned part of the blame.