Paul Joyce has now hit Liverpool with fresh injury setback after West Ham victory

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Arne Slot has confirmed that Florian Wirtz will remain unavailable for Liverpool’s trip to Wolves in the Premier League in midweek. “That’s very pleasing,” Slot said.

We’ve played better when we’ve lost [and] we’ve played better when we conceded set-pieces.” Liverpool won without Wirtz, who has been out since suffering a back injury in the warm-up before last weekend’s trip to Nottingham Forest. Taking to X, journalist Paul Joyce said that the German would again be out for Tuesday’s league clash with Wolves at Molineux, sharing Slot’s confirmation in his press conference: “Arne Slot says Florian Wirtz will still be unavailable for Liverpool’s trip to Wolves on Tuesday with a back injury.” Liverpool need Florian Wirtz back as soon as possible Liverpool may be winning matches without Wirtz currently, but against both Forest and West Ham, they sorely lacked his creativity in the final third, with other attacking players again flattering to deceive.

The 22-year-old’s influence for the Reds had grown enormously before his injury, and if Slot’s side are to have any chance of doing something special in the Champions League this season, they need him back in the fold as soon as possible. He is also a main contributor for This Is Anfield, one of the world's biggest Reds-related sites, where he writes features and news, and covers matchday content.