While admitting his team selection for the League Cup final will be a difficult task, the German has denied his squad is too big
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has defended the size of his squad as he looks to finalise his team selection for Sunday's League Cup final against Manchester City.
Klopp goes to Wembley in search of his first piece of silverware in charge of Liverpool following a patchy run of form in the Premier League.
Thursday's 1-0 victory over Augsburg was enough to reach the last 16 of the Europa League, where they will face Manchester United.
Critics point to the size of Liverpool's squad and the big-money signing of misfit players such as Christian Benteke and Mario Balotelli as factors hindering the team's progress
But Klopp - who conceded choosing his matchday squad for Sunday will be a difficult task - was quick to refute that suggestion.
"We've had a lot of problems since my time here but I've never had the problem of having too many players," he told a press conference.
"Some players will be disappointed, for sure. I had 30 players in training and it was of the highest level.
"They are all ready but now I have to make decisions. Not today, but overnight. But I will make them, so it's no problem.
"Making a squad this time is the best thing I have to do and the most difficult thing I have had to do."
While the League Cup is not the biggest prize on offer in English football, Klopp claimed his team are determined to seize any opportunity to capture silverware.
"We're in this job to win things - titles, cups, whatever," he said. 'A lot of players or managers can work their whole life and not win anything.
"I'm sure you will see we really want to win this."
- Goal