Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has informed supervisor Arne Slot to drop new signing Florian Wirtz from the beginning line-up following the Reds’ 1-0 loss to Galatasaray within the UEFA Champions League.
Victor Osimhen’s first-half penalty proved decisive on Tuesday evening, handing Liverpool a second straight defeat after their weekend setback towards Crystal Palace.
Wirtz, who joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in the summertime, has struggled to adapt and continues to be ready for his first objective or help after eight matches in all competitions.
Carragher believes the 21-year-old midfielder is affecting the group’s stability. Talking on CBS Sports activities, he mentioned:
“Proper now, I don’t suppose the stability of the group is correct, and the apparent one which stands out is Florian Wirtz – he’s simply not on the races in any respect. He’s a younger boy coming into a brand new league and has loads of time to develop, however at this second he wants to come back out of the group. The supervisor wants to repair it.”
The defeat leaves Slot beneath stress forward of Liverpool’s Premier League journey to Stamford Bridge this weekend.
