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Ian Doyle

Naby Keita truth has fully emerged after his bold Liverpool declaration

Naby Keita prompted a few raised eyebrows earlier this month when asked to assess his Liverpool career.

"I don't believe we've seen the real Naby Keita just yet,” said the midfielder. “I've had quite a few injuries so I'm trying to come back gradually to full form and fitness."

Given almost four years have passed since Liverpool forked out a whopping £52.75million to RB Leipzig for his services - still the third-highest transfer outlay in the club's history - such a declaration was, in some ways, alarming. How can a player still not have realised himself after such a long period?

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