Danny Murphy has detailed the reason he believes Florian Wirtz has struggled to show his best for Liverpool since his summer transfer. Liverpool spent £116 million to sign Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen earlier this summer.

Wirtz is yet to score or provide an assist for Liverpool since the Community Shield clash with Crystal Palace over two months ago, when he set up Hugo Ekitike for the opening goal at Wembley. He has been deployed as both a number 10 and on the wing, but his performances on Merseyside have sparked debate.

Speaking to Wetbasis, the former Liverpool midfielder Murphy said: "Talking about the Wirtz subject, one week he's playing with Ekitike and one week he's playing with Isak. The wide player doesn't change on the right but it does a bit on the left.

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"He's also had a mixture of midfield partnerships...