Overview
- After a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City, the Germany coach said Liverpool must convert the chances Wirtz creates and argued the team is less stable than last season.
- Wirtz has yet to record a Premier League goal or assist in 11 appearances since a summer transfer that could rise to about £116m with add-ons.
- Multiple outlets report that none of the league chances Wirtz has created have been finished, even as he has produced assists in European competitions.
- Nagelsmann has kept Wirtz in Germany’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Slovakia during the international break.
- The debate over his form has intensified, with Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher criticising his impact while Wayne Rooney and John Barnes urge patience as Liverpool sit eighth with five losses in their first 11 league matches.