Nobody cares’ – Jurgen Klopp breaks silence over Brazil FA after Liverpool bans

Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool will have no option but to accept the final ruling as the club versus country row with Brazil rumbles on but believes the Reds will have been unfairly treated if he is unable to call on Alisson Becker and Fabinho at Leeds on Sunday.

At present, the duo will not be available for the trip to Elland Road after the Brazil FA asked FIFA to impose the five-day ruling on the players after Liverpool refused to release them for international duty this month.

Roberto Firmino has also been hit with the same censure, but in any case is missing this weekend due to a hamstring problem.

The Liverpool boss made clear his frustration with the uncertainty surrounding the situation and said on Friday: “We all know we are in the middle of a pandemic, which is difficult for all parts of life and for football it was difficult as well.

“We have a few more games to play than we have to play usually internationally. We had a summer break where all of a sudden somebody organised again a Copa America, where they could have played the games, for example, without playing a Copa America, which they had a year before.

“But people decide without us these kind of things. Okay, nobody cares, that’s how it is.”