Iraola has ‘100% trust’ in Wirtz and Barcola but tells others to step up

‘We need other players to give us those numbers’Liverpool face Lask in Austria without Isak and GakpoAndoni Iraola has said he trusts Liverpool’s big-money signings Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola “100%” but needs players to step up in the absence of his three leading goalscorers.Liverpool will again be without Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai when visiting the Austrian side Lask in the Champions League on Wednesday. Iraola said he did not know when any of the trio, all of whom are carrying minor injuries sustained on international duty, would be available. Continue reading…

Andoni Iraola said: ‘We need other players to give us those numbers,’ as he prepared for Liverpool’s Champions League game at Lask without Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo Andoni Iraola has said he trusts Liverpool’s big-money signings Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola “100%” but needs players to step up in the absence of his three leading goalscorers. Liverpool will again be without Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai when visiting the Austrian side Lask in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Iraola said he did not know when any of the trio, all of whom are carrying minor injuries sustained on international duty, would be available. Their absence heightened the responsibility on Wirtz and Barcola against Manchester City on Sunday but both struggled as Liverpool suffered their first defeat under Iraola. Barcola is yet to produce a goal or an assist in six appearances since his £123m arrival from Paris Saint-Germain, or even win possession in the final third, while Wirtz has one