Enrique tells Liverpool boss Klopp: You're wong

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3 Aug 2023 • 1:41 AM MYT
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has come under fire for a choice he made this summer.

The naming of Virgil van Dijk as Liverpool's new captain was not the correct decision.

That is the view of former Reds defender Jose Enrique, who is the latest to take a swipe at the Dutch center half's leadership skills.

I think it was unlikely that the next Liverpool captain would have been anyone other than Virgil van Dijk but if I was Jurgen Klopp I would have given it to either Andy Robertson or Alisson," Enrique told Grosvenor Sport.

He might not have wanted to give it to Alisson because he is the goalkeeper and you want it to be someone who is actually playing out on the pitch but I think he would deserve it.

I don't think Liverpool really have another Jordan Henderson, but I like Robertson a lot. Robertson is a good leader and he always gives everything. Last year put me in a lot of doubt about Van Dijk and I know he had some injuries but last year I didn't see the Van Dijk that I expected.

"That's why I would have put Robertson ahead of him, but Klopp has gone with Van Dijk as the captain."