Florian Wirtz confirms when he’ll return from injury

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Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz has spoken about his injury against Brighton and confirmed a potential return date Florian Wirtz went into Sunday’s game against Brighton after a difficult start to life under Andoni Iraola. He came in for criticism after Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City earlier this month.Florian Wirtz has spent the opening months of his second Liverpool season under heavy scrutiny.He drew criticism after the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City earlier this month, and with nearly 60 appearances for the club he is still working to show the consistency that made him a big-money signing Iraola defended him in the days that followed.

He also scored in Tuesday’s 4-3 Champions League win over Villarreal.Against Brighton, he again played a central part.His shot in the 17th minute deflected off Pascal Gross and went down as an own goal, so he still waits for his first Premier League goal of the season. Early indications were that it was not serious.Wirtz spoke to Sky Germany after the match.“We haven’t done any checks or anything yet, but I don’t think it’s all that bad,” he said.“In the last few weeks, I’ve been a bit bent up and down now and then, I just need to get that under control.”He then addressed his availability.

“Then I think I’ll be back in the next match too,” Wirtz said.That match is the Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday, before Liverpool host Arsenal on Sunday.Wirtz has started all eight of Liverpool’s Premier League games this season. Across all competitions, he has one goal and three assists in 11 matches.Support DaveOCKOP and enjoy the site completely ad-free.