"Arne Slot is facing his biggest decision as Liverpool head coach. He must either drop his team's most high-profile player, Mohamed Salah, or Alexander Isak, the club-record £125 million summer signing who only arrived at Anfield last month. Salah and Isak are two of the most respected forwards in world football, with their reputations built by years of consistency, but right now they don't deserve to be in the Liverpool team."
"Their lack of form is primarily down to themselves, but the summer squad upheaval at Anfield that saw seven first-team players arrive for around £450 million and seven leave (including Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz), plus the tragic loss of Diogo Jota, who was killed in a road accident in July, has also disrupted things to the point that it is affecting all areas of the team."
"As such, Slot has other significant issues to address, including how to get the best out of attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, who has registered no goals and no assists in eight appearances so far for Liverpool since his £100 million transfer from Bayer Leverkusen this summer. Left back is also proving to be a problem position for Slot, with £40 million signing Milos Kerkez struggling to justify his billing as Andy Robertson's long-term successor."
Arne Slot must choose between dropping Mohamed Salah or Alexander Isak. Both forwards are respected but currently out of form and undeserving of starting places. A summer transfer upheaval brought seven first-team arrivals for around £450 million and seven departures, including Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz, and the squad suffered the tragic loss of Diogo Jota in a road accident. Florian Wirtz has no goals or assists in eight appearances since his £100 million move. Milos Kerkez has struggled at left back, while Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté produced shaky centre-back performances, and a late failed pursuit of Marc Guéhi compounded defensive concerns.
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