Liverpool’s summer signing of Federico Chiesa was met with much optimism by fans.

The Italian’s time at Anfield however hasn’t gone as planned so far, featuring very little under Arne Slot this season.





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Jamie Carragher thinks Slot does not trust Chiesa to start for Liverpool, which has been shown by the Italian’s tally of just three starts.

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Despite his limited gametime, Chiesa has racked up impressive stats providing a goal contribution every 97 minutes this season.

With this in mind, Liverpool fans have come to the defence of Chiesa, criticising Slot’s treatment of the former Juventus man.

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One fan said via X (formerly Twitter): “It’s ridiculous that Nunez gets minutes when Chiesa doesn’t.

I like Slot but there has been times when I believe he has made the wrong decision.”

A third fan said: “Great attitude, clearly has ability but Slot and team can’t find a way to get him a rhythm with the core first team squad.

Azzurri boss Luciano Spalletti recently left the attacker out of his squad for the March internationals, with Spalletti claiming Chiesa needs more minutes if he wants to return to the Italy roster.

With the World Cup just 18 months away, Chiesa may be tempted to cut his Anfield career short to find himself more game time.