Despite costing £116m, Florian Wirtz started on the bench for Liverpool again.

The Reds are certainly going through a rough patch right now, which is, arguably, the first one since Arne Slot arrived.

After conceding a last-minute goal to Chelsea, it means Liverpool have now lost three in a row, with the changes that the Dutchman keeps making not seeming to pay dividends.

In Slot’s defence, none of his players have really come to the table just yet, with Wirtz a player who is still yet to make a real impact on the team.

The German started on the bench against Chelsea but came on at half-time to try and make an impact, although Gary Neville was not impressed after watching him very closely.

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There is certainly a lot of pressure on Wirtz’s shoulders and great expectation to perform, meaning that every single thing he does will be scrutinised.

The 22-year-old almost produced a stunning assist instantly after coming on, though, and nearly silenced any doubters, but Mohamed Salah failed to put the ball in the back of the net.

Other than that, Liverpool’s new number seven failed to impact the game as much as he would have hoped, with...