EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: Mail Sport understands City's top brass, including director of football Hugo Viana and manager Pep Guardiola, are big admirers of the 23-year-old.
It would be wrong to try to estimate where the line falls between tragedy and sporting reasons for Liverpool's woes. But it is there, a factor that is difficult to talk about and impossible to weigh.
Wirtz, 22, only joined the Reds from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer for £116million, but despite the hefty expectations on his shoulders, he is yet to score or assist in the Premier League .
Liverpool's crisis deepened on Wednesday night as they suffered an embarrassing 4-1 defeat by PSV at Anfield.
Ibrahima Konate made a rare public statement on Thursday as Liverpool's crisis deepened, with Virgil van Dijk also addressing fans after another bruising week at Anfield.
The Premier League champions have lost nine of their last 12 fixtures, with the last two defeats - 3-0 to Nottingham Forest and 4-1 to PSV, both at home - turning many fans against Arne Slot.
LEWIS STEELE: Daily Mail Sport reported on Thursday morning that Slot retains the backing of the Liverpool hierarchy, according to sources close to the club and the head coach.
IAN LADYMAN: The wind whipped hard outside Liverpool 's training ground today. Whether it's the type capable of blowing a man out of a door remains to be seen.
OLIVER HOLT: When Slot took over at Liverpool before the start of last season, he pressed pause on the transition that usually happens at a club when a great manager like Jurgen Klopp leaves.
LEWIS STEELE AND DOMINIC KING: Nine defeats in 12. Ten goals conceded in three games. One goal scored in three games. £450million spent in the summer, just to be 11 places worse off.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Arne Slot has 'a week to save his job', in a brutal takedown questioning the Dutchman's behaviour after last season's title triumph.
Should things go wrong, FSG will move quickly and decisively. A decade of stability at Liverpool shouldn't make you forget the ruthlessness they had previously shown to change the landscape.
No rest for the wicked - the Premier League is back, with games now coming thick and fast, so it's time to play Predictor!
Steven Gerrard gave his assessment of Liverpool's catastrophic form after watching the Reds lose 4-1 at home to PSV. He also singled out one Liverpool star for criticism.
Arne Slot admitió que durmió mal tras la última derrota del Liverpool, al enfrentarse a las difíciles preguntas de los periodistas pocas horas después de la humillación de los Reds por 4-1 a manos del PSV.
RECAP: Daily Mail Sport's live blog as Liverpool manager Arne Slot speaks to the media at a press conference ahead of his side's tie against West Ham this Sunday in the Premier League.
El campeón de la Premier League ha perdido nueve de sus últimos 12 encuentros, y las dos últimas derrotas han puesto a muchos aficionados en contra de Arne Slot.
Jota passed away, alongside his brother Andre Silva, following a car crash in July. Rute and his children - two sons and one daughter - survived him, and Rute took to Instagram this week.
El francés, de 26 años, está en un gran momento goleador con el Real Madrid esta temporada, con 18 goles en 17 partidos antes del duelo de Liga de Campeones en Grecia.
Jamie Carragher ha intentado poner el dedo en la llaga de los problemas del Liverpool tras la nueva derrota sufrida en la noche del miércoles.
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