Overview
- Alexis Mac Allister’s second-half header sealed a 1-0 win at Anfield in Liverpool’s fourth Champions League league-phase match.
- Arne Slot confirmed pre-match that Florian Wirtz would start on the left in place of Cody Gakpo, and the 22-year-old stayed on for 88 minutes.
- Wirtz delivered five key passes, created a big chance, and completed roughly 86% of his passes, drawing praise for improved work rate and defensive tracking.
- Dominik Szoboszlai lauded Wirtz’s display on CBS Golazo and apologized for not converting a chance the German created.
- Coverage highlighted promising link-up play between Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike and noted Wirtz’s warm tunnel reunion with former coach Xabi Alonso.