Indeed, with the Frenchman getting his career on Merseyside off to a great start with three goals in his first four games, some suggest\u00a0Isak<\/a> may have to wait for his chance to impress.<\/p>\n Alternatively, some believe there is no way Liverpool are spending \u00a3125m for a player to sit on the bench, meaning Slot may have to work out a way \u2013 and not disrupt the balance of his side \u2013 by playing both men from the start.<\/p>\n Tomasson himself has a similar dilemma in charge of the Sweden national side as he looks to get the best out of his own star names in Isak and Arsenal new boy Gyokeres<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, Tomasson insists there is a way to play both in words that will likely be noted by Reds boss Slot.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I started, there was a lot of noise about those two \u2013 \u2018Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres cannot play together\u2019,\u201d Tomasson told Sky Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course they can! Great players can always play together. It\u2019s my task as the coach to get the right scenery where they can perform and express themselves. And they\u2019ve been great so far.<\/p>\n \u201cGreat characters, great personalities, lovely boys to work with. And they like to score goals. They\u2019re living for goals.\u201d<\/p>\n IN-FOCUS<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\udd34\u00a0\u00a0How Liverpool can use BOTH Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike in unreal new attack<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Sweden boss: Isak can play alongside another big-name striker<\/strong><\/p>\n Tomasson was then asked about how to get the best out of both players, given their similarities; a comparison of which can be made between Isak\u2019s situation at Anfield alongside Ekitike<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are two of the best players in the world at making those runs in behind,\u201d Tomasson says. \u201cThere\u2019s of course a bit of a similarity, but also a bit different.<\/p>\n \u201cViktor Gyokeres\u2019 channel runs is on an extremely high level. Alexander Isak\u2019s runs just in behind is on an extremely high level.<\/p>\n \u201cSo one is more straight running in behind and the other one is more the general runs at the side from in to out.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a big believer if we can create a game where we decide how the game are looking, then we probably get eight opportunities during a game for those players. And with the qualities that they have, they will be scoring goals, and we will be happy and pleased in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n The Dane, best remembered by British audiences for his spell as a player with Newcastle and, more recently, as Blackburn manager, also admits there is goalscoring pride at stake.<\/p>\n \u201cA striker definitely wants to score more than the other one! That\u2019s life, isn\u2019t it? They\u2019re living for that!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Those comments can certainly give Slot encouragement about how to get the best out of his own expensively assembled forward line.<\/p>\n And while some pundits have suggested Ekitike will be \u2018shaking his head\u2019 after the capture of Isak<\/a>, the Reds manager is no mug and will have a strong plan in place at how he can utilise both players and get them playing at their best in his quest to defend their Premier League crown.<\/p>\n Liverpool latest: Isak agent stirs the pot; Owen right over bungled Guehi deal<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83d\udccc Isak agent provokes Newcastle with 24-word statement over record Liverpool switch<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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