Arne Slot could unleash Florian Wirtz in new Liverpool formation to solve Hugo Ekitike headache
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As Hugo Ekitike removed his jersey in celebration after scoring a late winner for Liverpool, pretty much everyone apart from the 23-year-old Frenchman appeared to know what was coming next.
Of course, given that Alexander Isak is still conducting his own mini-pre-season at the moment, Liverpool is short of attacking firepower now Ekitike is missing.
Isak has started twice so far for Liverpool, playing 58 minutes against Atletico Madrid and then 45 against Southampton.
If the plan was for Isak to start against Crystal Palace, Liverpool could go with the Swede.
It was something that Slot experimented with at the back end of last season, and he used it successfully against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in April.
If Isak can't start — or maybe if he lasts part of the game, but not all of it — Liverpool could use that formation again, with Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai a front pairing ahead of Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister
Without Ekitike, Liverpool is lacking a little bit at number nine, be it for a smaller or greater portion of the trip to Selhurst Park