Liverpool about to discover Federico Chiesa truth as Arne Slot told to drop 'underwhelming' star

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Liverpool needed Federico Chiesa to come off the bench and score a well-taken goal against Bournemouth on the opening day of the season, but since then he's only managed one start - in the League Cup against Southampton, however. He didn't make it off the bench against Chelsea.

Though he has either scored or assisted every 39 minutes or so this season, it has been an up-and-down campaign. "I think he’s stuck with Cody Gakpo because of his performances last season and he knows that he can rely on Gakpo without the ball, but I think Gakpo has been underwhelming." Chiesa's problem, though, has never been that he lacks quality.

"Chiesa hasn’t been given that chance yet and I’d be amazed if he isn’t in the coming weeks," Murphy, speaking to Ace Odds, added. Gakpo, among others, is yet to hit form in the Liverpool attack this season, even if he scored last time out against Chelsea, and so the argument for Chiesa has never been stronger.