The bizarre moment a Liverpool player read a memo from his manager during a game

LONDON - Football managers often nominate a player to communicate a tactical message to their fellow teammates during a game, but Liverpool took this to the extreme on Wednesday night.

Late on in an English Football League (EFL) cup semi-final clash with Southampton, Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge was handed a piece of paper containing manager Jürgen Klopp's instructions.

Sturridge proceeded to run around flashing the note to his teammates and bizarre pictures capture him reading the instructions while the ball is in play. Not that it made much difference: Liverpool lost the game 1-0.

Here's how the odd incident unfolded.