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Liverpool hero aims dig at Arsenal for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain mismanagement

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Liverpool hero aims dig at Arsenal for Oxlade-Chamberlain mismanagement — Oxlade-Chamberlain has been in good form (Picture: PA)

Danny Murphy has aimed a dig at Arsenals backroom staff for their failure to manager their players properly after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains recent upturn in form at Liverpool.

The former Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham central midfielder has been impressed by the England internationals performances under Jurgen Klopp and believes that he was mismanaged at the Emirates.

Klopp has previously said that the 24-year-old almost needed a new pre-season after his arrival from the Gunners at the end of the summer transfer window in a £40million deal, and Murphy believes that comment was telling.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, people spoke about him “oh hes too much money,” Murphy told talkSPORT.

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Liverpool's English midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain celebrates scoring the team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League first leg quarter-final football match between Liverpool and Manchester City, at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, north west England on April 4, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Anthony DevlinANTHONY DEVLIN/AFP/Getty Images — Oxlate-Chamberlain scored a stunner at Anfield (Picture: Getty/AFP)

Ive always been a fan of Ox by the way. Look how fit he looks now in comparison.

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They talked about when he went to Liverpool he couldnt play for a while, they had to give him another pre-season.

That tells you something about Arsenal.

The Ox will hope to be part of a Liverpool side that faces Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday night, having scored a fine long-range goal in a 3-0 win at Anfield.

Mohamed Salah – who faces a race against time to be fit for the second leg – and Sadio Mane also got on the scoresheet, with Liverpool heading to the Etihad with a three-goal advantage.