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Liverpool news: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain did not deliver at Arsenal… no excuses now - Keown
ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN only fulfilled 80 per cent of his potential at Arsenal, but has no excuses at Liverpool, according to Martin Keown.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain begins training with Liverpool
Oxlade-Chamberlain completed a £35million switch to Liverpool from Arsenal on deadline day.
He could make his debut when the Reds take on Manchester City tomorrow (12:30pm) in their first Premier League game after the international break.
Keown reckons Oxlade-Chamberlain won’t have a problem gaining a first-team spot, but insists he has to live up to the hype surrounding him now.
“I can see him playing in midfield instead of Can or Wijnaldum — but I am intrigued to see if Jurgen Klopp can make him the complete player,” Keown told the Daily Mail.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joined Liverpool for £35m
It is no longer about promise with Oxlade-Chamberlain — it’s all about end product
“It is no longer about promise with Oxlade-Chamberlain — it’s all about end product.
“It was interesting watching him for England in the last two games. Whenever he had the ball, he kept trying to do the impossible.
“We have only ever seen 80 per cent of what Oxlade-Chamberlain is capable of.
Martin Keown says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has no excuses for failure now
“Now, he has no excuse but to deliver.”
Oxlade-Chamberlain’s old club will be looking to get back to winning ways at home to Bournemouth tomorrow (3pm).
Liverpool meanwhile, sit second in the table, two points behind the early pace-setters Manchester United.
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