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Curtis Jones was the player who offered a glowing early review of Arne Slot‘s style at Liverpool, but he found himself down the midfield pecking order with an undervalued job.

“It’s the happiest I’ve been in terms of a style of play,” Jones declared early in Liverpool’s first pre-season under new head coach Slot.

“I feel this is more me. I can get on the ball more, I can do me more so I’m excited,” he added.

Jones provided the most interesting early insight into what supporters could expect from the Dutchman’s Liverpool, but his opportunity to take a stranglehold on a midfield spot was scuppered by injury.

The Scouser was immediately put on the back foot by the pre-season issue, with his first start only arriving in Liverpool’s seventh game of the season – against West Ham in the League Cup.

From that point on he would be in and out of the team, with his longest run in the starting lineup never surpassing four matches.

‘The Scouser in our team’

For a club the size of Liverpool, getting any players through the academy setup and into the first team should be considered a major triumph.

Ultimately,...

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