England under-21 manager Lee Carsley has responded to criticism from Jurgen Klopp and says 'he'd never put a player at risk'.
The Liverpool boss called out the FA after midfielder Curtis Jones suffered an injury while away with England during the last international break.
Jones missed their first match against Slovenia with a groin problem, but came on as a substitute a few days later in their win over Andorra.
The 20-year-old then missed the Reds' clash against Watford on October 16 and Klopp was critical of their handling of the player.
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He said: “Curtis Jones came back from the England U21s injured, which is not good.
“It’s hard to get in touch with England. They played Andorra, great, it is important he played there, but he came back injured and he is not available for tomorrow.
“When the FAs don’t help us – they have to think about the game and not just their own interests. I have been here for six years and it is always this. Why don’t we talk about it?”
Jones returned to action for Liverpool against Manchester United, but missed their most recent clash against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League earlier this week.
The youngster was ruled out with an eye injury and he'll now miss England's matches against the Czech Republic and Georgia later this month.
Carsley has responded to Klopp's criticism following his most recent squad announcement and insists there is no problem 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.”
