Steve Nicol details how Liverpool can set up without Florian Wirtz to help Alexander Isak

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7 is potentially the biggest issue in causing that.The Reds won the Premier League with Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister as their midfield three, and Nicol says he would now like to see them go back to this system.“He’s [Wirtz] not part of my front four,” the Scotsman told ESPN after Saturday’s 0-0 result. “Listen, in my opinion Wirtz had his best game for Liverpool in midweek against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, but that’s one game in how many?”READ MORE: Andoni Iraola says he’s planning to play a Liverpool midfielder who he hasn’t picked yet after Fulham draw“Then today with a fair bit of the ball, but again nothing much to talk about with it.

“Personally I would have Gravenberch, Mac Allister and Szoboszlai, that would be my three with Barcola, Isak and Gakpo, Munoz or Ngumoha, one of those three.“I think he’s [Wirtz] had ample opportunity to show what he’s got, but he hasn’t done it, he hasn’t shown it,” Nicol added. “In the Champions League he’s had his better performances, but when it comes to the Premier League, I’m sorry but there’s very little to talk about in terms of what he’s given Liverpool.”Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty ImagesAsked whether Szoboszlai would be the best option to step into the attacking midfield position for Liverpool, Nicol claimed that the Hungarian’s ability to shoot accurately from distance would give opposition defenders something new to think about.“It becomes is it better for Isak to have Szoboszlai,” he answered.

“I would suggest on the face of it, regardless of the opposition, when you have Szoboszlai in the middle and he has the ball at his feet, the one thing you know he’s going to do – if you give him any time – is he’s going to have a shot. That’s why I would prefer to have Szoboszlai.