It was seen as a no-brainer. Liverpool’s £12m signing of Federico Chiesa – the Italian golden boy on his nation’s triumphant European Championship title run three years ago – was heralded from all angles as a coup for Arne Slot. Another asset in the Reds’ ferocious group of attacking talent. But that potential has not quite come to fruition yet.
Three matches and 78 minutes played. One assist. Zero goals. And an absence of nearly three months, dating back to 25 September.
