Arsene Wenger says Liverpool 'DESTROYED' their midfield with £116m Florian Wirtz signing

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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballArsene WengerLiverpool spent big to land Florian Wirtz in the summer but he's struggled to make an impact and Arsene Wenger has hammered the way they've used the German playmakerArsene Wenger has claimed that Liverpool "destroyed their midfield" when they chose to deploy Florian Wirtz as their No 10 with the German's struggles well documented since his British-record move in the summer.The Reds forked out £116million to land the playmaker from Bayer Leverkusen, where his stock was sky high. During Liverpool's poor run of results Arne Slot has been accused of upsetting the balance of the team with his summer spending spree.Wirtz was ultimately played in a wider role as the Reds beat Real Madrid on Tuesday night but Wenger claims they made a blunder by telling him he would play as a 10, which it has ultimately worked against the dynamic of their midfield.He told beIN SPORTS before the Real clash: "Liverpool is an interesting example.

When Wirtz had the choice between going to Bayern Munich or Liverpool, he said to Liverpool: 'I come to you if I play No 10. To play Wirtz, they took Szoboszlai out.

And tonight, they play Wirtz — but I'm sure that Wirtz will play on the side."The manager has said: 'If you want to play again, you will have to play wide because I do not want to disturb the midfield.' That will be interesting to see tonight. Wirtz is back in the team but certainly will have to play left where he was when he played at Leverkusen."In order to fit Wirtz in the starting line-up Szoboszlai has had to shift out to right-back, where he has impressed, but is ultimately a makeshift player in that position.