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Rodgers' line-up questioned by ... a one-year-old

Dejan Lovren was among those Brendan Rodgers rested for Saturday's game with Chelsea © PA Photos

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You wait five years to get back into the Champions League, then, on the biggest stage - Real Madrid's Bernabeu - you rest several of your first-choice players.

Brendan Rodgers raised a few eyebrows with his team selection for Liverpool's crunch Champions League clash on Tuesday. Fans were fuming, and it even led to a good ol' fashioned war of words with Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker. He was even questioned by Saturday's opponent, Jose Mourinho.

But none were more upset than Dejan Lovren's one-year-old daughter, Elena, after the defender's wife posted this on her Instagram profile:

Why my daddy doesn't play????

A photo posted by Anita Lovren (@anitalovren) on Nov 11, 2014 at 11:58am PST

It's okay, though, because Elena got to meet the real star of the show after Real's 1-0 victory:

A photo posted by Anita Lovren (@anitalovren) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:57pm PST

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