Liverpool confirms Florian Wirtz is expected to be ruled out for a month due to a muscle injury..
2025-11-22 07:22
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot confirmed that Germany international attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz has strained his muscle and is expected to be ruled out for a month in a pre-match press conference on Friday.
According to Slot, the player is unavailable for this week's match due to thigh discomfort, as is his teammate Conor Bradley.
Subsequently, according to the Liverpool ECHO's resident renowned English Liverpool team correspondent Paul Gorst, Wirtz strained his muscle due to fatigueness and inflammation while playing for the Germany national team in the World Cup qualifiers, caused by a tight schedule and lack of rest.
Bradley's injury, on the other hand, was aggravated by a rushed return to play after just recovered from his injury.
In addition, Arne Slot responded to recent calls from various British media outlets to focus more on the psychological trauma had caused to the players following the death of late Portugal international forward Diogo Jota, who was tragically killed in a car accident three months ago, rather than solely on criticizing the team's poor start to the season.
Slot stated that it is true that he, the players, and staff have not yet fully recovered from this tragic event, and cannot provide a definitive answer because they don't know how everyone has recovered from devastating situation. However, he firmly believes that the passing of the number 20 will not and cannot be an excuse for the team's recent poor form.
It's worth noting that with Bradley's recurrence of injury, Liverpool are now without a first-team right wing-back as Jeremie Frimpong's continues his recovery from injury.
This might force Slot to use England international center-back Joe Gomez as a makeshift right wing-back.
Another possibility is to give Rhys Williams, whose development has been stunted in recent years, another chance to prove himself.
Or perhaps they could promote Scotland international right wing-back wonderkid Calvin Ramsay from their U21s squad.
Liverpool will face Nottingham Forest this weekend.
While the club has already changed managers twice this season, they still possess some great quality players that are capable of causing Liverpool troubles.
Chief among them being midfield wonderkid Elliott Anderson, who is already touted to be the next young player to be called up to the England senior national team squad ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Reds, despite being plagued by injuries, must recapture the fighting spirit of the reigning Premier League champions and get back on winning track to keep their title hopes alive.
