Troy Deeney has been rather critical of Liverpool this season.

Although things haven’t gone to plan at Anfield over the last few weeks, that doesn’t mean that the Reds’ players have just lost their quality overnight.

In fact, Deeney has already said this season that Mohamed Salah is no longer world-class, which shows how harsh he’s being on Arne Slot’s men at the moment.

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Things could certainly be better in L4, but on the face of things, the Anfield outfit are still second in the Premier League table and are just one point behind first-placed Arsenal.

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Florian Wirtz is one of Liverpool’s main players who has underperformed this season, with Deeney now sharing what he thinks needs to happen for Liverpool to get the best out of their playmaker.

Wirtz may have only contributed to one goal this season, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been creating chances.

The German has actually been one of Liverpool’s most creative players, with his teammates the ones often letting him down.

Of course, he’s not yet reached the levels he showed for Bayer Leverkusen last season, but once things click...