Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has explained how summer signing Florian Wirtz has ‘destroyed’ Liverpool’s midfield.
Arne Slot’s men have got back on track in the last couple of matches with wins over Aston Villa and Real Madrid giving Liverpool fans hope for the rest of the season.
One area of the team that has been particularly disappointing is midfield with Germany international Wirtz coming into the side after a huge-money move from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer.
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In a chat with beIN Sports, Wenger stated that the Reds have “destroyed their midfield” in order to accommodate Wirtz.
“When Wirtz had the choice between going to Bayern Munich or to Liverpool, he said to Liverpool: ‘I will come to you if I play No10, I do not want to play wide.’ Liverpool, to get him said: ‘Ok’.
“So they started him and they destroyed their midfield because their midfield was Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai. To play Wirtz they took Szoboszlai out.
“What have they done against Aston Villa? They came back to their normal midfield of last year.
“Tonight, against Real Madrid, they played Wirtz. I am sure the manager has said: ‘If you want to play again, you have to play wide because I do not want to disturb the midfield.’”
