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With reports continuing to link Andoni Iraola to Liverpool, Jamie Carragher had a stern warning about a potential issue which may arise this summerJamie Carragher believes Liverpool's £375million quartet Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Alexis Max Allister and Hugo Ekitike may struggle with Andoni Iraola's playing style. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageOn The Overlap Fan Debate, Carragher said: "My worry with that, is when we’re talking about Iraola, we go back to that style.
Of course, a manager plays his style, but they’ve recruited for Arne Slot’s style, which was not quite Jurgen Klopp; it’s a bit more control."Now, when we’re saying the football wasn’t great, you’re right. That’s my worry."When we said the football was slow, the press wasn’t there.
Ekitike doesn’t really press."So you almost brought these talented players in, and they couldn’t play this style that we associated with Klopp, we saw bits of in his first season, and Liverpool went the other way.”Last season, injuries disrupted Isak's debut campaign at Liverpool. Meanwhile, Mac Allister also endured a season of inconsistency.The World Cup winner was instrumental when Liverpool won the Premier League in Slot's debut campaign, but his performances took a dip in the 2025-26 season.
