"I always want the best for my players, but sometimes the national team and the clubs have different interests.," he said. "I want the best for Steve. If he is the England captain, if he is happy and if he is also focused on Liverpool, I will be happy.
"If he's not the captain, then maybe it will be easier for him to be focused on Liverpool, but I think he can do it, and if he wants to do it, it's okay. It depends more on what he thinks rather than what I think."