Shaqiri left out of Liverpool squad for Red Star match to avoid ‘distractions’

Shaqiri left out of Liverpool squad for Red Star match to avoid ‘distractions’

• Player made hawk image of Kosovo against Serbia in Russia 

• Klopp 'quick to be deferential and quick to keep away from any diversions'

Xherdan Shaqiri has been let alone for Liverpool's squad for Tuesday's Champions League coordinate at Red Star Belgrade as a result of the gathering that may anticipate him after his World Cup objective festival against Serbia. 

Shaqiri responded in the wake of scoring for Switzerland against Serbia in Russia in June by playing out an Albanian patriot image. The player, who is of Albanian-Kosovan legacy, set up his hands together to frame what resembled a twofold headed bird like the one on the Albanian banner.

Jürgen Klopp said he had taken the choice "to evade any diversions". Kosovo is a previous Serbian region that announced freedom in 2008. Serbia does not perceive Kosovo's autonomy and relations between the two nations stay tense. Serbia's Football Association held up a formal dissension at the World Cup after Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka praised that route in the wake of scoring for Switzerland. 

"It's where we will go to the awesome city of Belgrade as a football group to play football," Klopp revealed to Liverpool's site. "We have heard and perused the hypothesis and discuss what sort of gathering Shaq would get and in spite of the fact that we have no clue what might occur, we need to go there and be centered 100% around football and not need to think about whatever else, there's nothing more to it. 

"We are Liverpool FC, a major club, a football group yet we don't have any message more distant than that. We have no political message, in no way, shape or form. We need the emphasis to be on an extraordinary session of football, free from whatever else. 

"We are quick to be aware and quick to keep from any diversions that would remove concentrate far from a hour and a half in addition to challenge that is imperative for football and just football. So hence, Shaq isn't included and he acknowledges and comprehends this. Shaq is our player, we cherish him, and he will play for us a considerable measure of times, however not on Tuesday. 

"I have heard such huge numbers of brilliant things about the city of Belgrade, and the nation of Serbia all in all, from companions and partners who've visited previously, so now I'm extremely anticipating taking Liverpool there for an incredible session of Champions League football." 

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