Slot reveals that Liverpool star could return for Wolves clash | OneFootball

Arne Slot has revealed that Florian Wirtz could return for Liverpool’s FA Cup clash against Wolves on Friday.

The German has been out of the squad since picking up a back injury in the warm-up ahead of the win over Nottingham Forest last month. The 22-year-old has missed three games in that time, including Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Wolves earlier this week.

“He trained half and half with the team yesterday,” Slot explained. “He made the next step in rehab.”

“Let’s see where he is today. He could be available for a few minutes tomorrow in the best scenario,” the Dutchman also added that “everyone else [is] fine.”

Liverpool currently sit sixth in the Premier League after the loss to Wolves, and in two of the three matches since Wirtz’s injury (against Nottingham Forest and Wolves) they have struggled to create chances.

“I think one of the players we are having that is able to create a lot from open players is Florian Wirtz. Unfortunately, he got injured three games ago,” Slot explained. “Before that, he was able to create a lot. 

“The team had a certain balance, and then we had to adjust to it again so that has happened a lot to us this season, but I think there were periods of time this season where we conceded a lot of goals and also quite a lot of counter-attacks now against Wolves, who were playing also in that style. 

“We only conceded one counter-attack, which immediately led to a goal, but I see improvement over there compared to the start of the season.

“But again, I watched football again yesterday evening and we’re not the only team that finds it hard to create a lot of chances from open play. It is the Premier League and the opposition we face and other teams face as well. It’s the quality of the league that makes it more and more complicated to generate a lot of chances.”