Andoni Iraola has played down fears over Florian Wirtz after the Liverpool midfielder was forced off with an ankle problem during the 2-0 win over Brighton.<\/p>\n
Wirtz will now be assessed by the club\u2019s medical team, but Iraola said the early signs suggest the injury is not serious.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, he had to leave the pitch with a small twist of the ankle,\u201d Iraola said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t look very big but we are playing every three days so we need to see where he is.\u201d<\/p>\n
The victory extended Liverpool\u2019s winning run to four games, with Iraola particularly pleased by the way his side started.<\/p>\n
\u201cVery happy for today, very happy overall for these four wins,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we had today a very good opposition in front, similar to Villarreal the other day \u2013 teams that technically are really good.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to defend them a lot of times. I think today the key was how we started.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe needed a stronger start, be aggressive, recover the ball, win our duels, be dangerous in transitions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019ve done it and it has been a different game from the last ones, where we\u2019ve conceded first and after you need a comeback.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, I think we\u2019ve started better and the game has gone differently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iraola also praised Alexander Isak and believes the striker will continue to score if Liverpool can provide him with the right service.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a striker, if we can put him in those positions, we can provide him with crosses, good situations, he will score the goals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a matter of, in this case, Bradley [Barcola] winning the duel, going one-v-one, being faster than the opposition and finding good spots.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"