Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has played down the severity of the injury suffered by centre-back Mamadou Sakho in the Capital One Cup final defeat against Manchester City on Sunday.

The French defender was substituted following a clash of heads with teammate Emre Can in the first half and was absolutely incensed when he came off the Wembley Stadium pitch.

However, Klopp felt it was the right choice to replace Sakho after he sustained a head injury.

Klopp said: "I'm not too sure at this moment, but he looked better after the game. In the situation, we had to make the decision.

"At half-time, he said it was the right decision but when we took him off he said it was the wrong decision. He had a knock against his head and in this moment you should not ask the player.

"Everybody understood and thought it was better to take him off. He was struggling in this moment and it was not too healthy. We have to see, it's not a big problem."