Mohamed Salah accused of sabotaging Florian Wirtz's start to life at Liverpool

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Mohamed Salah has been blamed for Florian Wirtz's difficult start to life at Liverpool in a bizarre claim from German media this week. Wirtz did offer a glimpse of what he could bring to Anfield during the international break, although questions still remain over his position at Liverpool.

Florian Wirtz is yet to make his mark at Liverpool (Image: Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images) Sport Bild has suggested that Salah’s failure to assist Wirtz, and Liverpool’s other new arrivals, has been the biggest factor in Liverpool’s struggles so far this season. What benefit would Salah get from deliberately ignoring any of his new teammates?

And it’s not like a few assists from Salah would have made Wirtz’s start to life at Liverpool any better. Yes, his teammates have let him down on occasions by failing to put away chances that he’s created, but his performances need to improve in general.