Overview
- Arne Slot ruled Alexander Isak, Alisson Becker and Jeremie Frimpong out of the Real Madrid match and said Isak is still not training with the team.
- Slot added Isak will not start at Manchester City, though he could make the squad depending on late fitness progress.
- Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports that Ekitike "has to play now" and voiced concerns about signing two high-cost strikers for the same position.
- Hugo Ekitike, signed in a deal worth up to £79m, has six goals and an assist in 14 games, while £125m signing Isak is yet to score in the Premier League for Liverpool.
- Slot has paired the two strikers from the start only once, a 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, when Isak was substituted at half-time with a groin issue.