Arne Slot has already outlined Alexander Isak challenge as Liverpool faces Hugo Ekitike dilemma

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He then picked up an injury setback just when Slot said he was at a fitness level where he could be fairly judged, and now there is an international break. "You could say 'Why do you play him?', but then he wouldn't be fit until the end of the season.

"We knew this before when we signed him that it was going to take three to six months until he's up to his usual level. He needs a fully fit and firing Isak as soon as possible; he also needs to pick the best team for the here and now, which probably doesn't contain the Swede on current form.

"We’ve signed him not only for the upcoming two weeks; we’ve signed him for six years. For now, Ekitike is the number one; in the future, he and Isak might share the role or play together.