Arsene Wenger says Arne Slot ‘destroyed’ his Liverpool team with one transfer deal over the summer.

Despite winning the Premier League last season, Liverpool decided to spend over £400m on new signings in the summer transfer window.

Slot appeared to have constructed one of the strongest squads in history and a team capable of dominating domestically and in Europe.

But the defending champions endured a miserable start to the campaign, losing six games in all competitions to slip seven points behind new title favourites Arsenal.

Liverpool at least appear to have turned a corner, ending a four-game losing run against Aston Villa at the weekend before beating Real Madrid in the Champions League.

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It remains to be seen whether Liverpool are at the level to compete for the Premier League or Champions League but Wenger has questioned the decision to disrupt a title-winning midfield by signing Florian Wirtz.

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