Wirtz pulls out of Liverpool line-up in warm-up at Forest

Nottingham, England — Liverpool’s match-day plans at the City Ground were thrown into disarray when Florian Wirtz withdrew from the starting XI moments before kick-off after sustaining an apparent injury during the pre-match warm-up.

The attacking midfielder, initially named in the XI for the Reds’ Premier League encounter with Nottingham Forest, signalled discomfort to the medical staff after the team’s final preparations on the pitch. He was subsequently removed from the line-up, forcing an eleventh-hour reshuffle ahead of the opening whistle.

Club officials have yet to provide an update on the severity of the issue, but the late change underscores the fine margins managers face in the closing stages of the campaign.

Liverpool now head into the contest with a revised starting formation, the specifics of which will be confirmed ahead of the official team-sheet release.