Liverpool began the Premier League season with a win over Bournemouth but conceded four goals across their first two competitive matches. The club signed Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a British-record fee of £116m, prompting a midfield tweak. Dominik Szoboszlai has been moved into a deeper role, with Curtis Jones and Alexis Mac Allister filling supporting midfield positions at times. Wirtz is expected to create and score more from the number 10 role, even if that brings occasional defensive openness. Ryan Gravenberch missed the opening matches due to personal reasons and suspension after playing a key role last season.
Dominik Szoboszlai has moved into a deeper role, with Curtis Jones playing along the Hungarian in the Community Shield against Crystal Palace, before Alexis Mac Allister took that spot against Bournemouth, with the Argentinian fit again after injury during pre-season. You may like Florian Wirtz (Image credit: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images) Former Reds midfielder Danny Murphy says that while Liverpool have looked more vulnerable defensively in the last two games, he doesn't believe that's down to the arrival of Wirtz at number 10.
But on the positive side of that, Wirtz is going to create more and score more than Szoboszlai, playing in that position. I'm a big fan of Wirtz. If it makes you a bit more vulnerable in one area, we'll have to wait and see, but I don't think it's been because of Wirtz in the last game or two.
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