Gary Neville sums up Florian Wirtz's Liverpool issues in three words after damning claim

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Liverpool have been a shadow of the side that won the Premier League in May and their significant drop off in form has hindered Wirtz.Arne Slot has faced calls to drop Wirtz already during the first three months of the season, and he did so against Chelsea, but has started him in the last two against Madrid and City.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk disallowed goal leaves Arne Slot 'rightly fuming' in Man City vs LiverpoolNeville discussed the struggles from the German in England and claimed that he has been trying too hard. Maybe he's more used to it [the Champions League]."When I've watched Florian Wirtz, there's no doubt that in points in games, there's a real talent there.

I just feel if he stands still in the game, he drifts into positions that make it tougher for him to get the ball and he's trying too hard."There's no doubt there's a real player there but maybe in Europe they're more suited to it and he is."It follows on criticism of Slot from former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The Frenchman took aim at the Liverpool head coach saying that Wirtz's inclusion had destroyed the Premier League champions' midfield.He argued: "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.

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."For the latest news and breaking news, visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc.