Liverpool manager Arne Slot explained that Florian Wirtz’s second-half withdrawal against Leeds United was a consequence of load management given his recent struggles with a hamstring injury.
Wirtz lasted 66 minutes at Anfield on New’s Year Day—although that felt too long. The £116 million ($156.1 million) summer recruit played with all the inhibitions which last weekend’s goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers had threatened to remove, tamely squandering the few openings Liverpool were able to carve apart when faced with a resolute Leeds backline.
