After a challenging start following his £116 million ($156.5m) move from Bayer Leverkusen, the Germany international finally opened his Premier League account last weekend, scoring the winning goal against Wolves.
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The 22-year-old endured 16 top-flight matches without finding the net before breaking his drought, netting the Reds’ decisive second goal after Ryan Gravenberch had handed the champions the lead, signaling a key step in his adaptation.
After Wirtz's heroics at Anfield, Reds boss Arne Slot had told Sky Sports: "The team have seen how much he (Wirtz) did already for us, creating chances and being so close to a goal.
"He will go on and score many more goals than one for us. I think Florian did more than only score today."