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Liverpool boss Arne Slot on the fitness of Alexander Isak for the Merseyside Derby against Everton and his believe the striker will get there eventually after an injury hit first season
AXA Training Centre, Liverpool, UK
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00:00You've spoken a lot about Alexander Isak recently,
00:02but given the injury now to Hugo and Katike,
00:05how confident are you that he's ready for the intensity
00:08and maybe more responsibility that might fall his way
00:11between now and the end of the season?
00:14First of all, it's at least a good thing that we've signed two No. 9s,
00:17because there were a lot of people who were debating
00:19why we signed two No. 9s.
00:22We thought maybe it's a smart idea not to be the only club in the world
00:25that only has one No. 9, so that's why we signed two.
00:29And now all of a sudden that looks maybe quite good.
00:32Maybe, I don't know, people are questioning now
00:33if we should sign in the summer another No. 9,
00:36because he was talking about 5, 6, 7 or 8 already.
00:41Yeah, someone said to me the day after,
00:46you cannot write the script that on the day that Alex is back
00:53after four months of injury in his first start,
00:55but on the same day the other one leaves the pitch with a long-term injury.
01:01But it's a good thing that Alex is back now even more, of course.
01:07Although it wouldn't be the first game that I have to play
01:10without a particular type in a particular position,
01:13so I've had many games this season that I didn't have the right full-back available, for example.
01:22So we would have adjusted to that as well,
01:24but it's nice to have Alex back,
01:28although we also know that he's not ready to play 90 yet.
01:32Again, I think that you might also know that David
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