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Federico Chiesa’s latest disappointment, unhappiness with Arne Slot, Liverpool future

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When I hear he has problems, that he’s hesitant, I have to make a decision.READ MORE: Liverpool keep or sell – Three transfer priorities identified as five players soldREAD MORE: Nine Liverpool players set for extra training as Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak returns near“We decided together because he didn’t feel up to it; he went back home, and I accepted it. Of course, he wasn't happy with that."I think he understood my arguments - that is not to say he agreed with them.



But he gave me the answer you want to hear from a player, that he will be there to help the team in the cups and in the league."That's one thing to say but I think he also showed this because he wasn't selected but he worked really hard these days to be ready for the upcoming days. While his opportunities remain limited, he has impressed on some of the occasions on which he has been thrust into the action and - to his credit - hasn't looked for an easy way out."I play for a top club.

It's Liverpool – of course they are going to buy top players; of course, the competition is high," he said after setting up both goals in a Carabao Cup win against Southampton in September."If I don't want competition, I go to another team. But I want the competition, I want to play here and I think, at the end of the day, competition helps you to become a better player."Chiesa signed a four-year deal when he joined Liverpool, leaving them in no rush to cash in.