Liverpool suffered a blow before kickoff against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, Feb. 22, as playmaker Florian Wirtz was forced out with an injury in warm-ups.
The nature of the injury wasn’t immediately clear, with Curtis Jones taking the German star’s place in the lineup.
Wirtz was seen on the pitch at City Ground in discussions with Liverpool staff prior to kickoff before walking away down the tunnel.
After Wirtz was ruled out, longtime Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports: ‘It’s a big blow. He’s been the one knitting everything together.’
Wirtz has been excellent for Liverpool in recent weeks after initially struggling following a record-breaking summer move from Bayer Leverkusen.
The 22-year-old has scored five of his six total goals since the turn of the year.
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