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To be fair to Klopp, a lot us would have expected Pochettino to do the same thing under the circumstances. They have a fantastic chance of winning the league and they are still in the Champions League, a competition they reached the final of last season. At this early stage of the competition the F.A. Cup will have barely factored in their list of priorities. It could of course badly backfire on them in a few weeks time if they go out for the Champions League and lose their lead in the table. As things stand though I think it's hard to criticise him for saving his key players for bigger challenges ahead.
If they are as good as they pretend to be then they should be able to handle an extra cup game.