Arne Slot might have cost Liverpool dearly with rushed decision vs Galatasaray - opinion

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Liverpool could have raced out to a lead early against Galatasaray, but Florian Wirtz wasn’t on it. It’s understandable considering it’s his first game back from injury.

Slot included Wirtz in the Liverpool lineup to the surprise of some, starting on the left ahead of Cody Gakpo and Rio Ngumoha. Wirtz missed an open goal after Liverpool’s suffocating press forced one of a litany of errors from the home side at the back.

Who was Liverpool’s worst player vs Galatasaray? 😬 Credit: Liverpool FC/Cem Hasret Tekkesinoglu/Anadolu/Getty Images And it happened again after Galatasaray took the lead, which begs the question; did Slot make a mistake bringing him back in this game? READ MORE: Liverpool player ratings vs Galatasaray: 4/10 for Florian Wirtz but there’s one player who’s even worseJoin Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox