'A bit unfortunate': Wayne Rooney names the Liverpool player he'd currently pick instead of Florian Wirtz

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But with Dominik Szoboszlai filling this remit last season, the shift to Wirtz could not be more stark.READ MORE: Florian Wirtz names ‘amazing’ former Liverpool player as his favourite to watch growing upSzoboszlai has thrived since moving to a deeper role, but speaking on The Wayne Rooney Show, Rooney claimed that the Hungarian is a much better fit in the ‘Wirtz position’ than Wirtz himself.“I’ve seen players come into this league and it’s taken time, but for me it’s not the price tag, it’s not the player and his ability, I don’t see where he fits into what Liverpool do in that system,” said the England legend. No, he’s a more attacking player.

It can cause problems.”Wayne Rooney argues Liverpool should not have signed WirtzAs well as claiming he’d pick Szoboszlai over Wirtz, Rooney has gone even further in his evaluation of Liverpool’s new No. According to Rooney, the Germany international disrupts the balance in the rest of the team.“I think when you sign so many players like Liverpool have, this is not normal for Liverpool, they don’t normally do this,” he says.“They’ve basically signed a whole new front line and Mo Salah is there as well, so they’re all competing and they’re all fighting against each other to get in the team and I think Wirtz is the one who’s probably not doing as well.

He’s got so much ability but for me I don’t see where he gets in the team. “But he’s a top player and I’m sure he will get better, of course he will, but he’s had a slow start there’s no denying it.”