Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted the torrent of criticism pouring down on Alberto Moreno will not affect his judgement of the Reds left-back.

The Spanish defender was widely regarded to have had a poor game during Liverpool’s Europa League final defeat by Sevilla and came under fire agin following last weekend’s 4-3 win over Arsenal, where he conceded a penalty and was out of position for the Gunners’ first goal.

Gary Neville, the former Manchester United and England defender, who was a member of Roy Hodgson’s coaching staff as England made an early exit from Euro 2016, labelled Moreno’s tackle on Theo Walcott which led to the penalty as “absolute garbage”.

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“You might as well start a goal down with Moreno at left-back,” said Neville.

The BBC’s Garth Crooks, a former Tottenham Hotspur striker, went even further in suggesting Liverpool could be relegated with the 24-year-old Moreno in their team.

However, Klopp said Thursday: “Are we doing this every time someone’s performance isn’t very good then we talk about it in a press conference?”

“Alberto could have done better but I don’t really understand what we are talking about.

“I cannot be interested in criticism from other people. He played, so there was a reason for it — that is what I think about and not what other people want me to think.”

The German boss added: “Maybe I should read more newspapers but I have no idea what we are talking about. The world is not satisfied with our left-back?

“Football is a game you cannot play without making mistakes.

“Ask goalkeepers and central defenders; when they make a mistake it often leads to a goal, but they have to carry on and we do too in the work we do.”