Troy Deeney shares how Liverpool should be playing to finally unlock Florian Wirtz

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In fact, Deeney has already said this season that Mohamed Salah is no longer world-class, which shows how harsh he’s being on Arne Slot’s men at the moment. Things could certainly be better in L4, but on the face of things, the Anfield outfit are still second in the Premier League table and are just one point behind first-placed Arsenal.Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty ImagesFlorian Wirtz is one of Liverpool’s main players who has underperformed this season, with Deeney now sharing what he thinks needs to happen for Liverpool to get the best out of their playmaker.

Troy Deeney doesn’t think Liverpool get the ball to Florian Wirtz quickly enoughWirtz may have only contributed to one goal this season, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been creating chances. The German has actually been one of Liverpool’s most creative players, with his teammates the ones often letting him down.

And now, while speaking live on talkSPORT, Deeney has shared what he thinks needs to happen if Liverpool want Wirtz to get into form.“I just think when I’m looking at Wirtz, I think they don’t get the ball to him quick enough,” he said.“Liverpool, now that they’re trying to have a build-up of the pattern of the play. “That’s nice, but he gets into some lovely areas and they’ve just got to keep firing the ball and get him on the half turn of driving forward.”Arne Slot needs his players to start getting back to their best soonAcross all competitions this season, Liverpool have already lost four games.