A. Slotas: F. Wirtz contributed to victories against Newcastle United and Arsenal

2025-09-17 17:44 © AFP

The head coach of the "Liverpool" club, Arne Slot, defended the criticized player Florian Wirtz ahead of the upcoming Champions League match against Atletico Madrid:

There is a lot of focus on F. Wirtz, but those who were in the "scousers" team before him did not score 4 goals and did not make 12 assists.

The German was part of our team when we won away against Newcastle United and at home against Arsenal. We were unable to do that last season. F. Wirtz is part of a team that is currently in first place in the English Premier League.

22-year-old Florian Wirtz has not scored any goals for the "Liverpool" team in five matches.