“I would’: Arne Slot advised to drop £45m Liverpool player vs Bournemouth

Liverpool failed to continue their impressive run in the Premier League last week when they lost at home 1-0 to Nottingham Forest.

The defeat was Arne Slots’ first setback since he replaced Jurgen Klopp and the Reds will be looking to bounce back when they welcome Bournemouth to Anfield.

Liverpool are the favourite going into the match but Arne Slot has been urged to make a decisive decision on his starting eleven. Paul Merson has been previewing this game, and he’s offered Slot a piece of selection advice.

Merson has stated that Darwin Nunez should start this game with Diogo Jota dropping to the bench, as he believes Bournemouth will sit back and that will allow Nunez to thrive off any crosses.

Darwin Nunez of Liverpool FC (Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

“I would also play Darwin Nunez instead of Diogo Jota in this game. When teams sit back, which I think Bournemouth will do, Nunez is a good option. If Liverpool play Nunez, they can ping crosses into him and that could work in their favour,” Merson wrote.

Bournemouth failed to beat Chelsea last week despite boosting better goalscoring chances. Meanwhile, Liverpool failed to score against Nottingham Forest last week, while their 3-1 win against AC Milan was courtesy of two goals from their centre-backs.

Slot will now be eager to see his forward back on the scoring sheet and it’s still unclear if Nunez will be offered a chance in the starting eleven or Jota will retain his place in the squad.