Lothar Matthäus has no time for Joshua Kimmich slander

When Bayern Munich midfielders Tom Bischof and Aleksandar Pavlović played one electric game together in Germany’s central midfield, questions about Joshua Kimmich’s position as a starter were always going to arise.

When Bischof and Pavlović followed up with another excellent game as a duo, it was always going to evolve into a full-fledged debate. Just do not expect Lothar Matthäus to participate in any debate over Kimmich’s starting job.

With Germany’s midfield and leadership structure under discussion following Jürgen Klopp’s decision not to keep Kimmich for the third and fourth games, Matthäus made his position clear.