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Liverpool's true feelings on Florian Wirtz emerge after damning Arsene Wenger claim

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Florian Wirtz has had a slow start to life since his £116million transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool, with Arsene Wenger claiming that his arrival has 'destroyed' the Reds' midfieldLiverpool are NOT concerned by Florian Wirtz's failure to register a goal or assist in the Premier League. Wenger claimed on beIN SPORTS ahead of the impressive Reds' 1-0 win against Real Madrid on Tuesday: "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.



I do not want to play wide'."Liverpool, to get him, they say, 'okay. And tonight, they play Wirtz - but I'm sure that Wirtz will play on the side.READ MORE: Premier League cult hero rules one club OUT of title race ahead of Man City vs LiverpoolREAD MORE: 'I'm one of Man City's best-ever players - but I've always supported Liverpool'"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."Wirtz did indeed play out wide against Real and produced arguably his best display since joining Liverpool. "Everyone has a right to his own opinion," the Liverpool boss replied."We have five or six very good midfielders who can all play together but they need to play more together to get the best out of every single player.