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Arsene Wenger shares his honest verdict on Alexander Isak’s start to life at Liverpool

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Arsene Wenger believes that Alexander Isak needs to be given more time at Liverpool before being judged. Sadly, things haven’t gone quite to plan with both Isak and Wirtz failing to perform to their expected standards, which has raised questions about whether they were even worth buying in the first place.



Arsene Wenger believes Alexander Isak needs more time at Liverpool before he’s judgedAs mentioned, Isak’s start to life at Liverpool has been far from ideal. But, at the moment, they have not reached the level,” he said.“I would say as well, they have to go through a period where they have to do what the team needs, show total commitment and then the confidence comes back.”Liverpool need to start seeing more from Alexander Isak and Florian WirtzAlthough many changes have been made at Anfield this summer, you’d have expected to start seeing some more positive performances from the players.

In theory, all of Slot’s summer signings should have made the Reds’ first-team squad better, but with the football they’ve been playing and the fact they’re sitting fourth in the Premier League table, it feels like things are actually worse. If players such as Isak and Wirtz don’t start showing what they’re capable of soon, they’ll end up losing their place in Liverpool’s starting XI and end up at the back of the pecking order.