Overview
- The €125–150 million signing has yet to record a Premier League goal contribution and has started only two of the last five league matches.
- Liverpool have lost six of their past seven competitive games and sit seven points off leaders Arsenal, intensifying scrutiny on new arrivals.
- Didi Hamann warns Liverpool could reconsider their approach if Florian Wirtz remains anonymous over the next run of matches.
- Joe Cole argues the issue lies in how several signings were introduced at once and says Wirtz should have been phased in more gradually.
- Dimitar Berbatov publicly backs Wirtz’s talent after his two-assist Champions League display in Frankfurt, calling for patience ahead of tests against Aston Villa, Real Madrid and Manchester City.