Liverpool told to drop 'wonderful' player vs Man Utd as strong Florian Wirtz message sent

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This helps to continue building confidence."In Slot's debut campaign as manager, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai and Gravenberch were his preferred midfield trio, and they were named in his starting line-up for the gut-wrenching defeat to Chelsea.However, with £116m summer recruit Florian Wirtz showing promise off the bench at Stamford Bridge, following his own challenging start to the season, Slot has some serious thinking to do ahead of their match against Man United.Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy, however, believes Mac Allister should be the one to step aside."I would say at the moment, I would go with Szobozslai and Gravenberch in the middle," suggested Murphy, who netted 44 goals and provided 41 assists in249 appearances over seven seasons at Anfield."Two super athletic players who can cover lots of ground. I think the athleticism of those two is what Liverpool needs"."It's not that I'm not a fan of Mac Allister, I think he's a wonderful player.

He's taking his time."You can see physically he's not at the same level as he was last season and it's inevitable when you've missed pre-season. I'd let Wirtz play through it because I think the magic will come."I would have Szobozslai and Gravenberch behind him because they're the two most athletic midfielders that we've got."Wirtz has yet to score or create a goal since signing for Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen for what, at that point, had the potential to be a British transfer record.That has led to much debate over the Germany international's performances.But Murphy, a key member of the Gerard Houllier's treble-winning team in 2001, believes the scrutiny has gone over the top."When I was a midfielder, I used to look at whether I was making chances for others," said the ex-England international the Wettbasis.com.

That's something I think will improve."I've been disappointed with the negativity around Wirtz. I mean when you come for that much money, I get it, but we're seven games in.