Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted he is to blame for Trent Alexander-Arnold's struggles against Marcus Rashford during Manchester United's 2-1 win at Old Trafford in March 2018.
The defender was run ragged by the forward who netted both goals for Jose Mourinho's side - the only two shots United had on target in the game.
Unsurprisingly, Alexander-Arnold was criticised for his performance and later admitted facing Rashford was "one of his most difficult days" believing he "underestimated" his future international teammate.
Nevertheless, Klopp has taken the blame for his poor display, claiming he failed to remind Alexander-Arnold to close the inside when facing Rashford.
"I know after the United game a lot of people said immediately, that’s how it always is in football, ‘they need a new right-back’ or whatever,” he told Guillem Balague on the Pure Football Podcast.
"If he makes mistakes like he made in that game that’s really my fault. Especially these mistakes were my fault.
“He doesn’t know to close the inside in these situations. It is of course my mistake. You can say he knows it but he has to use it as well.
“Especially against Rashford playing on the left wing, it is clear you have to do that but I didn’t tell him again before the game.
"So, I really feel responsible for that."
