Trouble at Liverpool as report claims Klopp's trusted ally is 'hard to work with' and has 'too much influence'

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is facing another problem after a member of his backroom team has been rumoured to have 'too much influence' at the club.

If the Reds' current problems on the pitch weren't enough to deal with then this latest report about a member of Klopp's backroom team will cause yet another stir.

According to Sky Sports, as reported in the Daily Mirror, Liverpool's head of fitness and conditioning Andreas Kornmayer is said to be 'hard to work with' and have 'too much influence'.

The German joined the club early in Klopp's reign back in 2016 after spending more than 15 years at European giants Bayern Munich.

However, rumours coming out of the training ground suggest that Klopp's trusted ally Kornmayer along with various other changes behind the scenes have had a 'degenerative effect' on the club.

Liverpool's problems aren't going away

This season has been one to forget for Liverpool fans so far. They currently sit 10th in the table and find themselves in a dogfight to qualify for Europe next season.

The lack of investment in the squad, particularly the midfield, and the loss of their star forward Sadio Mane in the summer are reasons why this might have happened.

But it now appears deeper issues off the field and with the club's backroom team could be having an effect on the teams' performance.

Klopp has insisted that he knows what he has to do to turn around the clubs' fortunes but it remains to be seen if it'll be enough to get Liverpool challenging again.

The Reds remain in the Champions League but face an uphill task in the last 16 against holders Real Madrid who beat them in last season's final.

It's not just Kornmayer who has been in the news, with reports also suggesting that Klopp's assistant Pep Lijnders has a lot of power in the dressing room.