What furious Florian Wirtz was spotted doing on Liverpool bench 10 mins into Nottingham Forest clash<\/p>\n
Florian Wirtz cut a more than disappointed figure on the Liverpool bench in the first half of the Reds\u2019 encounter with Nottingham Forest.<\/strong><\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON\u00a0APPLE<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0GOOGLE PLAY<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Germany international had been primed to make his 26th appearance in the Premier League, but found himself instead sidelined after picking up an injury in the warm-up.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old playmaker has registered 14 goal contributions in 35 games (across all competitions) this term.<\/p>\n (Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Wirtz, arms crossed and hood up, looked furious on the sideline as the camera panned to the bench (via @TouchlineX on X).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n And understandably so, given how the former Bayer Leverkusen star has been enjoying a rich vein of form<\/a> of late for Arne Slot\u2019s men.<\/p>\n * Florian Wirtz stats (via Transfermarkt<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n Florian Wirtz\u2019s mood didn\u2019t show many signs of improvement as the tie progressed.<\/p>\n Though, of course, Liverpool hardly offered much cause for celebration in the opening half hour of action, with Forest pinning the visitors inside their own half (as BBC Sport<\/a>\u2018s momentum chart below indicates).<\/p>\n (Image courtesy of BBC Sport)<\/p>\n Just before the 40-minute mark, the visitors hadn\u2019t amassed a single shot on target (to Forest\u2019s two), whilst only picking up a single touch in the opposition box.<\/p>\n * Liverpool and Nottingham Forest\u2019s stats in their Premier League encounter (BBC Sport<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n Whilst you\u2019d expect Liverpool to have to weather some kind of storm away in enemy territory, it\u2019s yet another disappointing example of a poor, sluggish start in the Premier League.<\/p>\n Made even more disappointing by the fact that the Reds have had plenty of recovery time \u2013 unlike Vitor Pereira\u2019s men, who played a midweek Europa League fixture in Istanbul.<\/p>\n Kind of makes it hard to feel any sympathy for Arne Slot and Co. here, even despite the misfortune of a pre-game injury to Florian Wirtz.<\/p>\nFlorian Wirtz fumes on Liverpool bench<\/h2>\n
Doubly furious as Liverpool struggle against Nottingham Forest<\/h2>\n