Arne Slot has been urged not to rush two Liverpool summer signings back into the starting lineup after the Reds snapped their losing streak at the weekend.

After losing four Premier League games in a row, Liverpool got back to winning ways with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.

And while still not at their fluent best, the result provided a welcome boost to Slot, who had seen his side lose six of their previous seven games in all competitions in a run of form which even saw his future called into question.

The Dutchman was backed to the tune of around £450million over the summer transfer window, but has experienced plenty of teething issues as he looks to integrate his new players into his lineup.

Florian Wirtz, who joined for a mammoth £116m fee from Bayer Leverkusen, started Liverpool’s first five games of the season but has been relegated to the bench for three of their last four league encounters.

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