Florian Wirtz is now a major doubt for Liverpool\u2019s Champions League meeting with PSV on Wednesday. The midfielder missed the loss to Nottingham Forest with a muscle problem, and despite initial optimism from Arne Slot, his situation looks worse after he was absent from Tuesday\u2019s training session at Kirkby, according to Liverpool World.<\/p>\n
Wirtz\u2019s absence leaves Liverpool facing a significant setback ahead of a game they badly need to win to restore momentum. While he sat out, several academy players joined first-team training, including James Norris, who has just returned from a loan spell with Shelbourne following the end of the League of Ireland season.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an untimely blow for Wirtz, who delivered his strongest performance yet for the club in the previous Champions League outing against Real Madrid. Slot is expected to give a further update later today, but the German may not return until at least next weekend\u2019s match against West Ham.<\/p>\n
Norris trained with the squad but cannot be used in the Champions League as he isn\u2019t registered and is too old for List B. The 22-year-old has made only two senior appearances for Liverpool, the last nearly four years ago, and looks likely to leave again in January after a steady run of games in Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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