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Patience in Pogba, other slow starters will be rewarded

The summer transfer season seems like a lifetime ago, and eight games into the Premier League campaign is about the time people start to write off new acquisitions that haven't quite hit their stride. The truth, however, is that that not all slow starts are created equal, and some players simply take a little while longer to get it in gear. So here are three summer additions who haven't quite hit their expected heights yet, with examples of similar players who show why it's too early to panic.