OPINION
There is no doubting the irreplaceable influence Georginio Wijnaldum has on the Liverpool side. Last season he was a part of the most important parts of the Reds’ season, scoring a crucial goal away at Cardiff to keep them in the title race, as well as the memorable brace he managed to score in the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. On the ball, there weren’t many better at Anfield, with the 28-year-old having averaged 50.5 passes each game in the Premier League, at an impressive success rate of 91.1% [WhoScored] – stats which highlight his importance when recycling possession. Football can be a cruel game sometimes though, and the Dutch international found that out the hard way after Liverpool’s Community Shield defeat against Manchester City on Sunday. Wijnaldum missed a decisive penalty after coming off the bench, and Reds’ fans took to Twitter to react to his overall performance and some even called for the box-to-box midfielder to be sold by Jurgen Klopp before the season opener against Norwich City on Friday.
Live4Liverpool picked out some of the best reactions below:
