West Brom's top doctor says England should use shared player data more wisely

England boss Gareth Southgate has asked all Premier League clubs to share their sport science information after it was revealed some, including Manchester United, don’t over fears it would be leaked to rivals.

The Baggies do provide England with Livermore’s data, but director of performance Dr Mark Gillett says it was not used properly during the last international break.

“We’ve shared our data with England on Jake,” he said. “We were a little bit upset about how little regard they paid to it.

“Livermore was asked to do more than he’s used to in the build-up to the game.

“The thing with international teams, because they have such a short time with the players, they can really only prepare them in the way that we prepare them.

“They haven’t got enough time to change their preparation so it’s in their interest to respect our information and I didn’t feel they did.

“He did an awful lot more in that last session before the game with England than he’s usually used to and that changed his output.”

Dr Gillett has headed up Albion’s award-winning medical team for the past seven years.

He’s surprised the national side do not have the same high standards as Premier League clubs, although he predicts it will improve.

“Yes, it’s hard to prepare players individually in that environment, but surely the national team should be at that elite level,” he said. “We do it, as do most Premier League clubs.

“It’s early days for that back-room staff. They have just employed a new head of physical performance who came from rugby (Bryce Cavanagh). It’s going to take him time to adapt to football, but I’m sure he will.

“They are getting better at sending information back but it’s got to be equally weighted.”

Albion’s medical team were recently named the Premier League’s Medical and Science Team of the year after losing the fewest days to injury last season.

“Obviously we were delighted,” said Gillett. “Our staff really wanted to win it. It became apparent towards the end of the season that we felt we deserved it this year.

“We’ve had a good season, the availability has been good, so it’s nice to see some recognition. I’ve been at Albion seven years now, but I think we’re improving year-on-year.”

Livermore has joined up with Southgate's England squad ahead of their World Cup qualifier with Scotland at Hampden Park on Saturday.