Slot on Wirtz, Gakpo & VAR Issues

Liverpool boss Arne Slot confirmed Florian Wirtz will likely return from injury next week, making him unavailable for Tuesday's match against Wolves. On Cody Gakpo's recent form, Slot stated: "I don't think his confidence has gone... but when a player hasn't scored they start to think more. Overthinking is not the best thing you can do." He also addressed VAR inconsistencies, comparing the red card shown to Maxence Lacroix with the decision not to send off Marc Guehi in a similar incident.

Slot is managing Jeremie Frimpong's return carefully, saying: "I prefer to have this problem - managing how many minutes I give him than to see him with the medical staff doing recovery." The Liverpool boss emphasized the need for his team to not depend on VAR decisions: "We have to make sure we don't depend on these decisions. We have to play our game and be so good."