Overview

• The 22-year-old has yet to record a Premier League goal or assist, though Opta data shows he is joint-top for chances created by Premier League players across all competitions in the early season.
• Arne Slot has managed his workload, including leaving him out for the defeat at Chelsea before the international break.
• Didi Hamann says he would be disappointed if Wirtz falls short of double figures in goals this season and warns a benching could follow if performances do not lift.
• Jurgen Klopp has praised Wirtz’s outstanding quality and urged calm, a view Ally McCoist disputes, while Ilkay Gundogan says it is only a matter of time before goals and assists arrive.
• The Liverpool Echo reports Emmanuel Petit has floated the idea that Real Madrid could watch for a possible January loan under Xabi Alonso, framing it as his opinion rather than an established plan.