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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has revealed how Alexis Mac Allister inadvertently persuaded him to pursue a deal for Martin Zubimendi last summer - before trying Ryan Gravenberch in the No.

He said: "I asked Ryan if he could come back a bit earlier than he actually did, because we had a few games in America to play and I was really curious how he would do in that position.

But Ryan did come back one or two days earlier and that way he could play the Manchester United game in that position and I immediately liked it because he was so comfortable on the ball.



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Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch

"He has all the ingredients to play really well in that position," he continued, as he discussed why Gravenberch has taken to playing the role with such ease

"Perhaps what he could add to his game is maybe one or two touch play and find even more players in between the lines.

"He can take Virgil [van Dijk] as an example because for me he is our best player in that part, finding players in between the lines
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