Newly Joined, Arne Slot Not Playing Federico Chiesa In Manchester United Vs Liverpool Match

Liverpool's new player Federico Chiesa will not play against Manchester United. (X/@LFC)

JAKARTA - Front player Federico Chiesa who is recruited from Juventus will increase Liverpool's strength. However, manager Arne Slot will not immediately play Chiesa against Manchester United in The North West Derby in the English Premier League.

Slot welcomes Chiesa's recruitment, which was bought for 12 million euros plus three million euros in bonuses based on the player's performance. Chiesa is not only Liverpool's first signing, but Slot gets a versatile player so it is believed to be able to raise the team.

"He is a hard worker, not only in the game but also during training. He always tries to do his best and has a combination of scoring goals," Slot said as quoted by the france 24.

"He is also very aggressive, especially when without a ball. More than that, he can play in several positions. He can play on the left, right and center. If recruiting players who can help us achieve the target and increase the team, of course we are happy to get it," he said again.

Only Slots will not field Chiesa in the big match against MU at Old Trafford Stadium, Sunday, September 1, 2024 evening WIB. Chiesa will be prepared if there are players who are injured so that they are absent from the Red Devils.

"Chiesa has indeed trained with us. But there is little chance of him entering the squad. Unless someone is injured, we will only consider him playing. But I don't expect him to be played," said Slot.

"We have to be careful and if we can protect him. The reason is that he has not trained with the team for the last two weeks. We have to prepare him in the right way so that we can see how qualified he is in the near future," the former Feyenoord coach added.

Slot did not question Chiesa's injury history. Although he had been sidelined for a long time due to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, this Italian national team player has fully recovered.

"He did have a serious injury which made him not play long enough. But now he is no longer injured. If he has a minor injury like any other player, that's a normal thing," said Slot, who had a personal target when he returned to Old Trafford.

Yes, Slot once brought his team, AZ Alkmaar visited Manchester United's headquarters in 2019. At that time, he could only watch his team be killed by MU 4-0.

"Many of our players are used to playing there [Old Trafford]. So I don't have to prepare them specifically," said the Dutchman.

"I just need to do my best because we are facing United who are already different from the last two seasons," said Slot, who is again at odds with his compatriot, Erik ten Hag, who handled MU.

Liverpool started brilliantly by winning perfect points in the first two matches of the competition. With six points, Liverpool also entered the top ranks.

Meanwhile, MU has only collected three points. After a narrow 1-0 win against Fulham, Casemiro et al gave up 2-1 against Brighton and Hove Albion.