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Liverpool fans, however, are desperate to see their new No.9 in action as soon as possible and they are likely to get their wish tomorrow with the Reds back in action at Turf Moor.
‘First of all the Sweden manager John Dahl Tomasson deserves a big, big, big compliment because he gets one of the best strikers in the world in,’ said Slot in his pre-match press conference.
‘He has two very important games but understands if he plays him twice for 90 minutes the player would probably get injured.
‘That’s not always easy for a manager that he takes care of the interest of the player. We will treat Alex the same as they did.
‘Don’t expect him to be every single game 90 minutes on the pitch. He missed a proper pre-season and missed three or four months of team sessions. We have to build him up gradually.
‘That’s going to be a challenge but we’ve signed him not just for the upcoming two weeks we’ve signed him for six years, this is what we have to keep in mind.’
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