Gary Neville claims Liverpool star was 'mauled' against Man City with 'really worried' verdict

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"We’ve been tiptoeing around him, haven’t we, for a few months around the fact that he’s young, he’s come to a new country. He’s obviously got something.

He’s a really good player, technically fantastic but he’s been mauled out there by [Matheus] Nunes and by others. "But Arne Slot’s going to need this next week, reflect, look at what he’s got and sets up post-international break and think about how he fixes the problems both going forward and in defense." After facing Nottingham Forest, Liverpool then has West Ham, Sunderland, Leeds, Brighton, Spurs, Wolves, Leeds again, and Fulham.

He’s a German international of great standing and he looks well short in respect of what you’d expect in a top physical match. He's too good not to.