‘Get back to basics’ – Arne Slot urged not to rush £156m duo back into Liverpool side

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Florian Wirtz, who joined for a mammoth £116m fee from Bayer Leverkusen, started Liverpool’s first five games of the season but has been relegated to the bench for three of their last four league encounters. In the German’s place, Slot has reverted to the midfield three of Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominic Szoboszlai, who were the heartbeat of Liverpool’s title-winning side last year.

Florian Wirtz has been in and out of the Liverpool side since arriving (Picture: Getty) ‘I think because Liverpool were in a rut and a horrible losing streak, they clearly needed to go back to basics and then bleed him in slowly,’ Pennant told Metro via casino.org who showcase the best gambling sites in the UK. ‘It’s a new country, it’s a new league, it’s quicker, more physical, it’s more demanding on the body, you get less time. Milos Kerkez was dropped for Liverpool’s win over Aston Villa (Picture: Getty) ‘They just need to get in a winning way, and then when he’s on the pitch, and then they keep a clean sheet, and then they start winning again, I’m sure he will also find a place in the team without a shadow of a doubt because it’s too good not to.’ Sunday’s win against Villa also saw Andy Robertson return to the lineup for his first league start of the season.

It’s like, stop the bleeding, and let’s go back to what we know, and we know can work. ‘It’s not the end goal. I think once the team’s confident again, once the team’s getting back-to-back results and maybe back to my clean sheets, we will start seeing a little bit of tweak, integrating the other players like Kerkez back slowly. ‘But right now, when you’re in, I won’t say a crisis, but in a difficult period, it’s always good to go back to what you know.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page.