Liverpool fans want Konstantinos Tsimikas to get rare chance against Leipzig

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Liverpool face RB Leipzig on Wednesday night in the Champions League – and some Reds fans on Twitter have urged manager Jurgen Klopp to play rarely-seen defender Konstantinos Tsimikas.

The Merseyside giants face German opposition Leipzig in midweek in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Klopp’s side currently have a two-goal aggregate lead and play their home leg tonight, albeit it’s being played at a neutral venue in Budapest.

Liverpool were fairly comfortable in the 2-0 win against Leipzig, but their domestic form surrounding that European tie has been woeful.

Last year’s Premier League champions have remarkably lost six of their previous seven top-flight games.

A selection of Liverpool supporters on social media have suggested that a good change to make to the XI against Leipzig would be resting first-choice left-back Andy Robertson, allowing Tsimikas to play.

Tsimikas, who cost £11.75million (Sky Sports) last summer, has been understudy to Robertson this season.

But the 24-year-old full-back has only played in five games across all competitions, with Klopp continuing to overlook him.

It’s clear that there is a lack of trust in the Greece international, but no doubt Robertson is one of the individuals who’s being relied upon week in week out and is tiring.

Here are some Liverpool fans discussing Tsimikas:

https://twitter.com/jgodwin2k2/status/1369400582553886728

https://twitter.com/bagsmanbrewster/status/1368629932092440583

https://twitter.com/Manlikesulli/status/1369394132829999115