James Pearce Spots Wirtz Injury Issue in Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham

Liverpool earned a crucial victory over Tottenham on Saturday evening but it wasn’t all good news with a worrying update regarding Florian Wirtz.

The Reds made it three wins in a row with a 2-1 victory over Spurs in North London with goals from Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike earning three valuable points.

While the striking duo were on the scoresheet, it was Wirtz who was among the stars of the show against Thomas Frank’s side, completing 91 percent of his passes and more dribbles than anybody else on the pitch with four.

Florian Wirtz Injury Worry

In a quite bonkers match, Liverpool were looking to see out the result in injury time after Richarlison got a goal back to make it 2-1 to the Reds. Having signaled for nine minutes of added time, the game was almost over when Wirtz appeared to pick up an injury.

Taking to X, The Athletic’s Liverpool reporter James Pearce said: “Wirtz just pulled up and rubbed his hamstring. Concerning.”

Coming off the pitch, Wirtz was replaced by Trey Nyoni who made his Premier League debut for Arne Slot’s side as they played down the clock to earn a crucial three points.

It was the second injury of the day after Isak, who scored their opener, was forced off just 14 minutes after coming on at half-time.

But while Liverpool moved up to fifth in the Premier League table, the injury to Wirtz will be a worry.

Wirtz Injury Would Be Nightmare For Slot

While it remains to be seen how severe Wirtz’s injury is, it seems like an awful time for Liverpool to suffer such a blow.

First of all, Mohamed Salah has just left for AFCON and that means that the Reds are already low on quality options in the attacking third. To make things even worse, Wirtz is just starting to find his feet at Anfield.

A steady start to life on Merseyside saw the German attracting criticism for his lack of productivity, however three assists in just over two weeks in December has showed everyone exactly why Liverpool splashed out a nine-figure fee to bring him to the club.

Wirtz could have a massive role to play if Slot’s side are to break back into the top four and even challenge for the title again, but it will all depend on this injury and whether it could see him ruled out for a long time.

If that’s the case, the Reds may have to look at short-term options in the January transfer window.

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