The winger signed for the Reds from Juventus on the penultimate day of the summer transfer window for a fee that could reach £12.5 million. Chiesa was registered with the Premier League in time for the trip to Manchester United but instead watched the 3-0 win from the Old Trafford directors’ box as he lacked match fitness.
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Chiesa has been using the international break to build up sharpness, having been frozen out at Juve before his departure. Reds head coach Arne Slot revealed at his pre-Forest press conference that the 26-year-old had been involved in ‘three or four sessions’. However, Slot admitted that Liverpool had more than 20 players available and he would have to make a decision on whether to include Chiesa on the bench or select someone with more fitness.
Slot said: “Federico has trained with the team now three or four times so let’s see how he does today and which decision I make because we have more than 20 players, for if I choose for a position or if I choose the ones that are the fittest at the moment.”
Slot has opted to replace the injured Harvey Elliott with Curtis Jones, who comes back from a minor groin issue of his own, among the substitutes. Meanwhile, the Liverpool head coach has decided to keep four defenders in Joe Gomez, Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley and Kostas Tsimikas on the bench, having named an unchanged starting line-up.
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