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Florian Wirtz struggled to make much of an impact against France(Image: Getty Images)

Florian Wirtz has come in for criticism over his performance in Germany's 2-0 defeat to France in their third place play-off match in the Nations League.

Goals from Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise earned France the victory, with Wirtz failing to make much of an impact.

The 22-year-old is expected to make a big money move to Liverpool this summer, with the Reds set to make a fourth and final offer worth around £118million for Wirtz.



And against the backdrop of Liverpool's ongoing negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen, Wirtz was not at his best against France.

The playmaker failed in all of his attempts to dribble past Chelsea defender Malo Gusto and missed an opportunity to equalise in the first-half when his effort hit the post.

German newspaper Bild gave Wirtz a four in their player ratings.

"Another performance with both highlights and shadows from the Leverkusen player," they wrote.

Not the magician, not the leader he's often been in Leverkusen recently."

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Reflecting on the game, Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann said: "I think it was more our team than on Wednesday [against Portugal] - ball possession, counter movements, counter pressing.

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