'Find it a bit funny': Arne Slot explains what amused him about Florian Wirtz finally getting assists for Liverpool

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Arne Slot has admitted that he finds it funny that Florian Wirtz’s assist for Dominik Szoboszlai against Eintracht Frankfurt counts as a goal contribution, but his involvement in Liverpool’s equaliser against Manchester United doesn’t. Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty ImagesWhile speaking in his pre-Brentford press conference, Slot gave his thoughts on Wirtz’s mid-week performance and why he found it “funny.”Arne Slot is amused that Florian Wirtz’s second assist counted for LiverpoolSince joining Liverpool, Wirtz has been one of the Anfield outfit’s most unlucky players.

He’s always been the pass before the assist, or he’s managed to create something that someone such as Alexander Isak or Salah haven’t been able to put into the back of the net. However, on Wednesday, the true creativity of Wirtz came out, and he proved why Liverpool spent over £100 million to bring him to Anfield.This is good news for everyone, but Slot admitted that he was left amused by his second goal involvement counting as an assist, seeing as though he literally passed the ball five yards.

Liverpool have tried to replicate Bayer Leverkusen’s system, but since they don’t want to use three centre-backs at once, it makes Wirtz’s role slightly less free when he’s used as a central midfielder. However, in the 4-4-2, since he has a full-back behind him and a player next to him covering the centre of the park, he’s able to drift into the gaps that are created, rather than sticking to one area of the pitch.