Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp mocks his own player's defending after beating Norwich

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp jokingly mocked Curtis Jones in the aftermath of the Reds' 5-2 FA Cup fourth-round victory over Norwich on Sunday. Jones got a goal and an assist but could not escape the German's taunts, despite labelling Jones as a "role model" for the academy.

Jones was one of four starters against Norwich who came through the youth setup with Jarrell Quansah, James McConnell and Conor Bradley. All four impressed in a season when Klopp has relied on youth more than usual, often bedding them into the team through Europa League appearances.

And Klopp believes that Jones, who has become a fixture in the first team this season with his consistent displays, is someone that the club's youngsters can look up to because of his development.

Klopp hailed his transformation into a player who can now defend and press at a high level, but the outgoing head coach clearly did not think that Jones had those tools in his arsenal until recently.

When asked about Jones' performance as he shone once again in a midfield three, Klopp told ITV: "Yeah (Jones is confident), he is in a great moment for us right now, he's super important and in different departments he's important. So he is a very good player but he is kind of a role model as well for all of our academy guys."

Then with a big smile on his face, Klopp joked: "Because coming up from the academy all the boys are good footballers, all of them, they are just good footballers otherwise they would not go through all the different age groups. But if Curtis Jones can learn defending, everybody can learn defending.