The Independent Premier League
Liverpool’s lavish summer signings Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz are not able to start three matches in a short time frame, manager Arne Slot has admitted.
Isak played 68 minutes of Liverpool’s 2-0 win over West Ham on Sunday before he was replaced by Hugo Ekitike, while Wirtz played 75 minutes before making way for Curtis Jones.
Isak and Wirtz – bought for £125m from Newcastle and £100m from Leverkusen respectively – have struggled to get up to speed in the