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By Sean Walsh Arne Slot admitted Liverpool are unlikely to play a formation without a natural striker again despite such a system working in their 1-0 win against Real Betis in pre-season. The Reds began life under Slot with a victory in Pittsburgh as part of their summer tour of the USA, with the Dutchman lining his new side up in a 4-4-2 formation. Regular strikers Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo are still on holiday after featuring at Copa America and Euro 2024 respectively this summer, while Diogo Jota has only just reconvened with his Liverpool teammates for pre-season training. Young forward…