Overview
- Arne Slot started Wirtz on the left with Dominik Szoboszlai as the No. 10, a tweak that produced five chances created, the highest by a Liverpool player this season.
- Slot praised Wirtz’s display and said the 22-year-old has suffered bad luck in Liverpool, noting his contributions did not show up as a goal or assist.
- Szoboszlai publicly commended Wirtz in a CBS Sports interview and apologized for not converting a clear opportunity Wirtz supplied.
- Pundits Alan Shearer and Jamie Carragher lauded Wirtz’s technique, work rate, and defensive contribution, calling it his best Liverpool performance so far.
- Thibaut Courtois thwarted several Wirtz-created openings and Alexis Mac Allister scored the winner, sealing a second Liverpool victory in four days before a visit to Manchester City on Sunday.