Overview

• Wirtz played the first half of Liverpool’s 5-0 closed-door win over Stoke City at the club’s training ground.
• He operated centrally behind Darwin Nunez, Rio Ngumoha and Mohamed Salah while wearing squad number 58.
• His pass led to Darwin Nunez’s sixth-minute opener after a deflected clearance.
• Liverpool signed the 22-year-old from Bayer Leverkusen for up to €150 million, making him the club’s most expensive signing and the Bundesliga’s priciest sale.
• He will make his public debut and receive a permanent squad number in Asia, starting against AC Milan in Hong Kong and then facing Yokohama F. Marinos in Tokyo.