JAKARTA - Liverpool lost winger Florian Wirtz who suffered a muscle injury so he would miss Nottingham Forest in England's Premier League match at Anfield Stadium, Saturday, November 22, 2025 tonight at 22.00 WIB. Without Wirtz helped Mohamed Salah not to be burdened and could take on a crucial role in the match.
Wirtz has not shown his best performance since leaving Bayer Leverkusen and then playing in England. Being one of the most expensive players in the Premier League, Wirtz drowned and has not made a maximum contribution.
The failure of the German national team player is not without reason. Salah was accused of causing the decline in Wirtz's performance. Last season, Salah played an important role in helping Liverpool win the Premier League. However, the performance of the captain of the Egyptian national team then declined which resulted in the worsening of the team's performance.
It's just that when trying to get up, Salah doesn't seem to give Wirtz a chance. An analysis of the match reveals that Salah rarely feeds or opens space for his colleagues. In the aftermath, Salah became the target of Wirtz's failure.
When Liverpool returned to compete after the international break, Wirtz was absent due to injury. He was pulled out in the last match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers when Germany beat Slovakia 6-0.
Not only Wirtz, Liverpool are also not strengthened by right-back Conor Bradley who suffered an injury while bringing Northern Ireland a 1-0 win over Luxembourg in qualifying matches. The victory brought Northern Ireland to the playoffs to face Italy.
'Florian Wirtz has a muscle injury and he can't play this game. Conor Bradley also has a muscle injury and the possibility of him recovering for three weeks. On the other hand, Florian is likely to recover faster," said manager Arne Slot.
Without Bradley, Liverpool is facing a crisis in the right-back position. The reason is, the Reds have lost Jeremie Frimpong who was injured by a hamstring.
Practically, Slot only has Joe Gomez who can be the first choice. The problem is, Gomez's condition is not fit enough to make him never play for 90 minutes.
On the front lines, Slot will rely on striker Hugo Ekitike to face Forest. This French striker is the first choice because most expensive player in the Premier League Alexander Isak has just recovered from injury.
Forest, which is still struggling at the bottom by being ranked 19th, remains a pebble for The Pool.
Despite the slump, the Forest, which is now being handled by Sean Dyche, has begun to show stability by detaining Manchester United 2-2.
Lastly in the domestic competition, Forest beat Leeds United 3-1. In the Europa League, they drew 0-0 against Sturm Graz. The record of the results of the match became Forest's valuable capital when they played Liverpool.
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