Arne Slot has rubbished Arsène Wenger’s claims that Florian Wirtz “destroyed” his title-winning midfield, forcing the Liverpool coach to revisit last season’s blueprint.

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Arne Slot has changed his assessment of Liverpool's squad after he bizarrely claimed that it lacked depth despite the Reds spending more than any English club in the Premier League in the last transfer window.

Arne Slot has rubbished Arsene Wenger’s claim that the £116million signing of Florian Wirtz has ‘destroyed’ his Liverpool team. As part of a massive summer spending spree, Slot broke the British transfer record to sign Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen – a record since surpassed by Alexander Isak’s £125m move to Anfield.

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot talks £116m summer signing Florian Wirtz, whose arrival from Bayer Leverkusen has been subject of an accusation from former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger

Florian Wirtz has come under fire for his slow start at Liverpool, but both Arne Slot and Xabi Alonso agreed the midfielder simply needs “some time to adjust” to a new team and a new league.