Gary Neville blasts Liverpool ‘problem’ player who ‘looks like a little boy’

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He’s young, coming to a new country, but he’s £120m, you’re going to have to stand up soon. ‘He’s obviously got something, he’s a really good player, he’s technically fantastic but he’s been mauled out there today, by [Matheus] Nunes and by others, he’s been chucked around the pitch and didn’t deliver in the quality side of things as well. Metro @ The Match: Wirtz ghosts again (Picture: Getty) Analysis from Metro‘s Head of Sport James Goldman after Man City’s 3-0 victory over Liverpool… Watch out Arsenal Any suggestion that Mikel Arteta’s previously relentless winning machine would sleepwalk their way to the title was always fanciful prior to this weekend.

Lightweight, indecisive and short on confidence, Wirtz and his manager have major issues to solve. ‘Physically I’d be worried if I was Arne Slot by that team there’s a few of them look like they can’t run. ‘Wirtz is a problem, let’s just call it as it is, it’s an issue. He’s a Germany international of great standing and he looks well short in terms of what you’d expect in a top, physical Premier League match.’ Neville is not sure how Slot can solve his problem with Wirtz, but does feel the Dutchman has to stick with the German. ‘They’ve got to get him up to speed, get that little bit of tenacity into him and a little bit of something that means he gets into form,’ he said. ‘They’ve got to stick with him and persist but they’ve got to find a way to get the best out of him.’ Wirtz was replaced by Federico Chiesa on 83 minutes (Picture: Getty Images) Wirtz has produced his best performances for Liverpool in the Champions League and he was good in the win over Real Madrid last week when he played off the left.

Arne Slot has lost five of his 11 Premier League games this season (Picture: Getty Images) ‘They started him and they destroyed their midfield, which was [Ryan] Gravenberch, [Alexis] Mac Allister, [Dominik] Szoboszlai. The Reds boss said of Wenger’s assessment before Sunday’s match: ‘Everyone has a right to his own opinion.