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1st September 2017
03:32pm BST

"Coutinho, Can, Henderson, Lallana, Salah, Mane, Firmino all play in front of him. I think everyone seems to be eulogising over Oxlade-Chamberlain in this last 24 hours, (but) he doesn't get into their best XI. He doesn't strengthen the team, but what he does do is strengthen the squad. He's a player who, to be fair, could play in Jurgen Klopp's style. He's got huge talent, he's a decent lad, but I think he has three or four areas of his game that he has to significantly improve, the biggest being his focus and concentration about being a really top professional and top player. I think that ultimately (his) talent and potential is fantastic, (but) ultimately his injury record has been poor. The biggest thing in terms of his impact is his assists and goals.https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/902411242974978048 Neville also said that he expects Oxlade-Chamberlain to do well for Liverpool this season, and be a useful player for the club's Champions League and Premier League campaigns. But, once again, expressed surprise at the fee involved for the 24-year-old.
"I do think for Liverpool he should do well in these first six to 12 months. I don't think he will play every single week, but with the Premier League and Champions League demands, he will be an asset for them. But, like I say, if you said to me a year ago, or six months ago, you would get £40m for Oxlade-Chamberlain, I would've snapped your hand off. That's a brilliant deal to get. Now, we're almost saying Liverpool have got a brilliant deal, I'm not sure why the shift in opinion, I think he's still got to prove himself. But Liverpool will take him out of his comfort zone."Neville worked with Oxlade-Chamberlain when he was England coach under Roy Hodgson.
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