Danny Murphy questions Liverpool pursuit of £60m Man Utd transfer target: ‘I don’t think…’

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I think he’s a lovely footballer,’ Murphy told Metro via online casino BetWright. Endo’s on the bench; he’s a more tenacious, gritty, holding midfielder. ‘I would think the priority for Liverpool is at centre back.

That’s obviously the one area people are concerned about. ‘Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think there’s a Liverpool fan around who would be upset if Wharton joined us. But I’m not sure that at the moment, that’s the priority for Liverpool.’ ‘Wirtz has to do more – but I’m not concerned’ Florian Wirtz has endured a slow start to his Liverpool career (Picture: Getty) For now, though, the focus for many is on Liverpool’s signings from the most recent summer window and the high-profile players who are yet to hit the ground running.

But despite that, Murphy has faith that the German international will show his class once he is fully up to speed with the demands of the Premier League. ‘I think he’s been a tad unlucky,’ Murphy said. ‘I’m not sure the narrative would be as strong if a lot of the chances he created had been put away, because he hasn’t made some really good chances. ‘If I think back to the Everton game, even in Galatasaray, or the Chelsea game, the unbelievable flick for Salah, you’re looking at four or five chances in the last three games where he really should have a good few assists to his name, which has nothing to do with him. So, I think that element has maybe brought him out a little bit. ‘But I’ve seen so much with him that I like.