Florian Wirtz opens up on honest Arne Slot chat and names Liverpool teammate who 'stands out'

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Liverpool star Florian Wirtz has opened up on how he is settling into life with his new club after making a $155 million (£116 million) move from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer — and outlined a recent chat with Arne Slot.

Wirtz is yet to score or assist for Liverpool in a competitive game but he has shown some promising signs.

And he says he is working hard to make himself stronger and fitter in order to be able to cope with the increased physical demands of the Premier League.

"It could be that I'm trying to pass the ball faster," he said when asked about not quite matching his performance level in the Bundesliga so far.

That it will simply come step by step, as I play more games, get fitter, be able to do things more easily, and then, when I have the ball, be fit enough and recovered enough to push.

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Liverpool attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz.

"After the Champions League game, he told me I wouldn't start in the league because he wanted to control the load a bit and see which game I could play better in.

"He decided on the Champions League game that I would start there and then sit on the bench in the league.

But Wirtz says home matches at Anfield have left a big impression on him to date — as has one particular teammate.