Jurgen Klopp turned a host of Liverpool players into true stars, but he laments not being able to do so with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who he thinks could have been one of the best.

Waking up on a Wednesday morning to almost an hour of Klopp talking Liverpool was a treat, and there’s plenty to dissect from the German’s conversation with former Red Peter Crouch.

Klopp regrets losing Philippe Coutinho when he did, as well as not being able to get the most out of Oxlade-Chamberlain, whose consistent injury woes were the only thing holding him back from superstardom.

The German covered everything from the early years at Anfield to the trophy-winning period that stands out as the best time in modern Liverpool history.

Liverpool signed Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal in 2017 for £35 million. He spent six years on Merseyside as a valued element of the Klopp machine, winning the Premier League and Champions League.

He was a loyal servant and a player who showed flashes of insane quality and the kind of work rate Klopp placed above all else. That’s why he’s a...