We would have been lost without young players, says Liverpool's Klopp


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - December 6, 2020 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp celebrates at the end of the match Pool via REUTERS/Peter Powell

(Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has hailed his crop of youngsters for seizing their opportunities in recent weeks and helping the Premier League champions cope with the loss of veteran first-team players through injury.

Goalkeeper Alisson and defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez were the bedrock of Liverpool's title-winning campaign in 2019-20 but have all missed significant portions of the current season, forcing Klopp to dip into the club's youth system.

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