Alongside Alexander Isak, Arne Slot says another Liverpool player isn’t fit enough to start every week

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Arne Slot appears as if he does not quite know what his best XI is just yet.The Reds are going through a rocky patch for the first time since Slot joined, with performances being nowhere near the levels many expected them to be.There will be plenty of reasons for this, but the main one will be due to the amount of change that has happened at the club this summer.Many of the old stars have left and been replaced with new ones looking to leave behind a similar legacy, although their starts to their Anfield careers have not been the best.This is also down to the fact that the experienced ones around them have been a little under par, with Slot admitting that one player in particular has not been fit enough to start every game.Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesAlexis Mac Allister is still not fully fitThere have been problems all over the pitch for the Reds, but the biggest one is that the defence has been exposed far too often, with this also suggesting the midfield is not doing its job.One player who has struggled at the start of the campaign is Alexis Mac Allister, with the Argentine still not fully fit after a pre-season plagued with problems. He started against Chelsea, though, but had another poor game, although Slot did warn fans beforehand that he is not yet ready to play every game.“There’s also a reason why we played many formations, for example, Alexander Isak can’t play every single game, Alexis Mac Allister can’t play every single game,” he told Sky Sports.“I can go on.

Dominik Szoboszlai, sometimes he’s your eight, sometimes he’s your 10, sometimes, he’s the full-back.”READ MORE: Gary Neville shares Florian Wirtz verdict after watching him very closely vs ChelseaThis proves just how hard it is for the Dutchman to pick his team right now as he never has his first-choice XI fit and available, hence why the Reds have struggled so far.Once everyone is, however, then there will be no excuse, although it is hard to see Liverpool not clicking into gear after the international break.Alexis Mac Allister needs to use the international break wiselyAlthough Mac Allister needs rest, it is also important that he gets some valuable minutes to keep himself ticking over, although they need to be managed correctly.Last time out for his country, he did not feature at all in the first game due to injury, but then played a full 90 minutes in the second match, something that will have frustrated Liverpool a lot.With these being friendly games this time around, they are a lot less risky, meaning that, hopefully, he can get his fitness back to the level it needs to be without further problems.The same can be said for others too, although Isak and Mac Allister are the pair that need to work the hardest and come back ready to fire on all cylinders.