Federico Chiesa shows true colours amid Jamie Carragher's huge Mohamed Salah claim

Federico Chiesa was spotted at Old Trafford supporting his new Liverpool teammates to face Manchester United. The new Reds signing was not involved in the matchday squad after his arrival from Juventus before deadline day.

Liverpool signed Chiesa in a deal worth up to £12.5 million with add-ons from the Serie A giants. The Italy international will provide added depth to the forward options available at Arne Slot's disposal this season but will have to wait for his debut.

Slot hinted in his pre-match press conference that Chiesa would not be involved in the matchday squad for the United fixture, and that proved to be correct. The 26-year-old was not included either in the starting line-up or the bench but was still at Old Trafford to support his teammates.

Chiesa was spotted during Sky Sports coverage of the fixture watching Liverpool take on United. It appeared that the new Reds No.14 was sat in the director's box at Old Trafford for the game.

Before kick-off, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher was asked about the benefits that his former club will enjoy following the signing of Chiesa. Carragher explained that Chiesa's ability to play on the right to add competition for Mohamed Salah is a bonus.

"The biggest thing it gives Liverpool is genuine quality to replace Mohamed Salah when he's either rested or has a slight knock," Carragher told Sky Sport about the signing of Chiesa.

"When you think of all the other attacking options that Liverpool have, the majority of them feel comfortable on the left. So any of them, when they play on the right - [Darwin] Nunez, [Diogo] Jota, [Luis] Diaz or [Cody] Gakpo - it never feels right.

"I think it's a great addition, and we talk about Man United in the past having four forwards famously with the treble [winning] season. Liverpool play with three forwards and they've got six now, so there's healthy competition."