Steve Nicol says there's something annoying him more than Luis Diaz leaving at Liverpool this season

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With over £400 million spent by Liverpool, with the arrivals of stars like Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, it was expected that, to some extent, there would be a big change in how they played.Instead, Wirtz himself has not proved just yet to be the £116 million man expected to light up Anfield, but there is still time.These changes have made some supporters look back on decisions in the transfer window, such as Luis Diaz leaving to play for Bayern Munich.Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesSteve Nicol is more annoyed by Florian Wirtz’s start than by Luis Diaz’s exitThe Colombian wanted a move to Munich, which gave the Reds £65.5 million to spend in the window; however, the left-winger was a brilliant talent on that side and gave Liverpool added pace and creativity.While the 22-year-old German international has not put in some of his best performances yet, the departure of Diaz cannot be seen as a huge detriment.READ MORE: Paul Merson explains why Andy Robertson and Milos Kerkez are struggling at LiverpoolSteve Nicol was asked about both Wirtz coming in and Diaz leaving during an ESPN broadcast as he was questioned on which was more ‘annoying’.The former Red explained why he feels that the winger’s exit to Munich is not as big a deal as the displays of the German.Nicol said: “I think it’s more annoying when you spend a lot of money on somebody and it’s not working because then you have to figure it out at the end of the day. Your attitude has to be, ‘He was great for us (Luis Diaz)’.“He’s now gone.

He’s playing somewhere else. So the Diaz one shouldn’t annoy you.

You’ve got to look at what you’re dealing with and forget everybody else or anybody else. So, it would have to be the first one.”Florian Wirtz needs freedom in the midfieldThe one issue it seems with Wirtz in this team is the number of times Slot has switched his position to experiment where he works best.However, the issue with that is the fact that the player in this team suits the free midfield role so much better than anyone else.In the Chelsea game, his movement and ingenuity were fully on display, and he showed that having him in those spaces is a strength for him.If he plays against Manchester United, it will be very interesting to see if he can exploit the spaces that this Ruben Amorim side constantly create.