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‘I can’t see how Arne Slot drops Hugo Ekitike despite record-breaking arrival of Alexander Isak’

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I don't think we’ll see Mo playing down the middle, or Gakpo, for that matter, but I think that if he wants to move people around, he is able to do that.”

“Arne Slot will have to come up with that [solution], but what you do know is that you'll have players who can play in most positions.

The Dutchman has flourished since Slot’s appointment and has provided three goal involvements from as many league games this season, a tally only two players have bettered in the entire division.



The ex-PSV Eindhoven star was rewarded with a new long-term contract last week, and Barnes, a former flying winger, feels that Gakpo will once again play a vital role this season.



“Well, the team suits him probably more than it did on Jurgen [Klopp],” explained the 61-year-old.

Arne Slot wants to play in a more technical way, so therefore the technical players will suit that.

“So, you can see how Gakpo has thrived under him

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I think that since Arne Slot has been here, he has made that position his own.

“I'm glad that he [Gakpo] has had a new contract

I think that he will be one of our more consistent performers because of the way the team plays.”

Barnes was speaking to Liverpool.com in association with Premier League player, PICO and Rezzil,

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