England U21 coach Lee Carsley has rejected claims by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp over his selection of Curtis Jones.
Klopp was unhappy Jones returned to Anfield injured after international duty last month. He questioned why Jones played 33 minutes against Andorra - where he set up Emile Smith Rowe's winner after coming off the bench.
Jones is missing this month's games against the Czech Republic and Georgia with an eye injury and Carsley insisted there is no issue with Liverpool.
He said: "No, definitely not. One thing as a coach who has been around younger players and prides myself in developing players, I'd never put a player at risk injury-wise.
"It's best for us they are playing for their clubs because it gives us a better case to push them forward to the seniors. Ultimately we want them playing for their first teams and our senior team.
"I've not spoken to Jurgen. Curtis made a key contribution in that game, coming on as a sub and setting up the goal which was a real important goal for us.
"He is a player I enjoy working with, he is very good in camp, he is good on and off the pitch. He is a player I look forward to working with in the future.
"He's not involved in this squad, he got injured before the Champions League game (against Atletico Madrid), which is unfortunate for us because he is a key player."
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