Brendan Rodgers MUST explain himself to Liverpool fans! Michel Platini weighs in

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Brendan Rodgers MUST explain himself to Liverpool fans! Michel Platini weighs into row
 
 LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers needs to explain his team selection against Real Madrid to the fans, UEFA president Michel Platini has insisted.
 
 Rodgers incurred the wrath of some Reds supporters on social media sites when he left Steven Gerrard, Raheem Sterling, Jordan Henderson, Mario Balotelli and Philippe Coutinho out of the starting line-up, with an eye on the weekend's Premier League encounter with Chelsea.
 
 Champions League rules state clubs must field their strongest sides but UEFA is not considering any action.
 
 Platini said: "First of all he has to explain to his fans why he put this team - not to me, not to you.
 
 "Are you sure it was not the best team? How can I say that? The coach of Liverpool, if I say something, he'll say, 'Oh, Michel Platini, I put my best team of the moment.' And I would be stupid.
 
 "If I am the coach of Liverpool I say, 'It's my best team. How you can prove it's not your best team?' I can't interfere with that.
 
 "I think we give a lot of money to the national associations, to the clubs to have their best teams.
 
 "But they want to win, everybody, because there is the prize money, there is many things. The best team is what the coach put."