Florian Wirtz was set to start for Liverpool for Sunday’s Premier League clash at Nottingham Forest but the City Ground did not have to deal with the German star.
Wirtz was pulled out of the lineup after reportedly picking up an injury in warm-ups.
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The Reds merely noted “a late change to our starting line-up, Curtis Jones replaces Florian Wirtz” on X, and Slot’s update below isn’t exactly the most illuminating news.
The 22-year-old Wirtz has six goals and eight assists in 35 matches for the Reds this season, with all seven of his Premier League goal contributions coming since the calendar turned to December as he’s become more and more comfortable with the competition.
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Wirtz has only missed two matches across all competitions for Liverpool this season, both home losses. The Reds lost 3-0 to Forest and 4-1 to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League.
He missed three weeks for Bayer Leverkusen last season but has been remarkably durable during his young career..
Wirtz has already crossed 230 senior appearances in his young career. He also has 37 caps for Germany.
Slot was asked for an update on Wirtz after the game.
“Not more than before the game,” Slot said. “He tried in warm-up but wasn’t able to play. When you’re 90 minutes sitting on the bench, it’s no use asking how he feels now. Luckily there’s a week to go before we play again.”
