Overview
- Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said Wirtz thrives on combination play and that Liverpool’s lack of cohesion has complicated his early impact.
- Hans-Joachim Wirtz said his son has no regrets about choosing Liverpool over Bayern Munich and described the first months as a normal settling-in period.
- Former Liverpool striker Neil Mellor praised Wirtz’s decision to move and predicted his quality will show once he settles into a defined role.
- Wirtz has 16 appearances with no goals and three assists, yet he leads Liverpool for chances created with 32, according to FBref.
- Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann and teammate Nick Woltemade highlighted Wirtz’s chance creation as pundit Gary Neville questioned his display after the City defeat, with Slot still rotating his positions.