Arsene Wenger has shared fresh details behind Florian Wirtz's £116million move to Liverpool over the summer‚ claiming that one demand made by the German has led to the Reds 'destroying their midfield'. The Premier League champions won the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen's star midfielder during the summer window‚ setting a new British record transfer fee before breaking it again with the £125m signing of Alexander Isak on deadline day. Wirtz‚ who was also heavily pursued by Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich over the summer‚ has struggled to hit the ground running at Anfield so far‚ failing to register a single goal or assist from 10 matches in all competitions.

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Virgil van Dijk had no interest in lingering on the subject of his former team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold‚ offering a curt response when Theo Walcott brought him up during their post-match interview. The former Liverpool star faced his first return to Anfield following his £10million move to Real Madrid over the summer‚ with tensions high well before kick-off. A mural of the defender near Liverpool's ground was defaced in the build-up to the Champions League clash‚ and a number of key figures at the club were asked about how they anticipated Alexander-Arnold would respond to a hostile welcome back from the fans.

Jamie Carragher has defended the hostile reception received by Trent Alexander-Arnold on the right back's first return to Anfield since leaving Liverpool in the summer. The 27-year-old joined Real Madrid in May on a six-year contract‚ shortly after the Liverpool academy graduate won the Premier League with his boyhood club. Alexander-Arnold's summer departure had caused a backlash from the Liverpool fanbase‚ with many angry that the full back had let his contract run down‚ preventing the club from garnering a significant fee. He would ultimately complete a £10m move with Real Madrid opting to sign him ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup.

Virgil van Dijk and Wayne Rooney came face-to-face in a tense live interview just days after a dispute about the Man United legend's criticism of Liverpool. Rooney had taken umbrage with Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah's way of leading the team during their recent slump in form and said their mannerisms were a 'big concern'. The Liverpool skipper then hit back after steering his side to Saturday night's 2-0 win over Aston Villa‚ calling the criticism 'lazy'.

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