“Liverpool is an interesting example, when Wirtz had the choice between going to Bayern Munich or Liverpool, he said to Liverpool, ‘I come to you if I play No. 10, I do not want to play wide'”, Wenger said.

“Liverpool, to get him, they say ‘okay’ [and they pay 150m]. So they start him, but they destroy their midfield.

“To play Wirtz, they took Szoboszlai out [of the No. 10 position]. Against Aston Villa, they come back to their normal midfield of last year.

“Tonight they play Wirtz on the side (left), because the manager has said 'If you want to play a game, you have to play wide, because I do not want to destroy the midfield.'

“He will have to play on the left, where he was at Leverkusen.”