"Let's just call it as it is. It's an issue. He's £100m-plus, and to be fair, I said a few weeks ago, [Milos] Kerkez looked like a little boy out there. I thought Wirtz looked like a little boy. That can't be the case. We've been tiptoeing around him for a few months, around the fact that he's young, he's coming to a new country, but he's £100m-plus, you're going to have to stand up soon."
"We've been tiptoeing around him for a few months, around the fact that he's young, he's coming to a new country, but he's £100m-plus, you're going to have to stand up soon. He's obviously got something, he's a really good player, he's technically fantastic, but he's been mauled out there today by Matheus Nunes and by others. He's been chucked around the pitch, and he didn't deliver on the quality side of things as well, so his performance was a real worry."
Florian Wirtz joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen for a substantial fee and has struggled to adapt to the Premier League. He has made 11 appearances without a goal or an assist, registering 12 shots and creating 16 chances with no end product. Wirtz has 28 shot involvements, the most in the league without scoring or assisting. He registered just 39 touches in the Etihad match, among the lowest numbers for starting outfield players. Pundits highlighted his physical difficulties against opponents and urged that his performances must improve given his transfer cost.
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