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We don’t know if Florian Wirtz will be in action against West Ham on Saturday, but it could determine how the afternoon goes.

According to the Opta gods, Liverpool are heavy favourites to beat West Ham.

The Hammers are in the relegation zone right now, and while performances have seen an uptick in recent weeks, they are still one of the Premier League’s worst sides.

Not everyone sees this as a routine outing, though. Roy Keane thinks the question of Wirtz has to be accounted for.

He's our most important player right now, not Szoboszlai

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Keane appeared on the latest episode of The Overlap alongside the usual crew and special guest Roberto Martinez.

When doing their predictions for the weekend’s action, the Portugal manager was first to go. He tips West Ham to pull off the upset and come away 1-0 winners.

Keane doesn’t agree, but admits the Wirtz factor could swing it.

He says: “Liverpool not to score at home? Is Wirtz playing? How long is he out for? Wirtz is a big loss, Liverpool were dreadful...

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