Jamie Carragher begs Liverpool to drop Florian Wirtz in stinging attack

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has called for Andoni Iraola to drop Florian Wirtz from the starting line-up following the German's underwhelming display in the defeat to Manchester City. Enzo Maresca's side emerged 3-0 winners after Ryan Gravenberch's dismissal shortly past the hour mark. Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki were on the scoresheet for the away side during a frustrating afternoon for Andoni Iraola's team. Carragher believes Wirtz isn't contributing sufficiently for the Reds and has once more criticised the Germany international's recent showings.

Jamie Carragher begs Liverpool to drop Florian Wirtz in stinging attack

TL;DR

  • Jamie Carragher believes Florian Wirtz should be dropped from Liverpool's starting lineup.
  • Carragher criticized Wirtz's performance in the recent defeat to Manchester City.
  • He argues that Wirtz has not demonstrated enough goal threat or contribution after playing 55-60 games for the club.
  • Carragher suggested Wirtz should not be playing ahead of Ryan Gravenberch.
  • The commentator noted that Liverpool's younger attackers, Victor Munoz and Lewis Koumas, performed better than the '£100m players'.