Or perhaps Selhurst Park, with Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest having developed some serious animosity during the summer.

It will provide another challenging test for Liverpool's array of new signings - and a further examination of how attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz can adjust to the frenetic pace of Premier League football.

Having faced Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, the £116 million ($157 million) club record acquisition has already encountered two of the division's most combative sides.

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Newcastle, however, has established a long-standing reputation for intimidating visiting teams with little punishment and, with players like Joelinton spearheading the battle, utilized that approach effectively to defeat Liverpool in the League Cup final back in March.

But former Reds favorite Danny Murphy remains confident there will be no long-term concerns for Wirtz.

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People often mention the physicality of the Premier League but I don't see that as a problem for him.

"I believe he'll have a tremendous impact on the club, I genuinely think he's that good.

He just needs a bit of time to understand the players around him."

Wirtz netted 57 goals and set up 65 more in 197 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen before making the move to Anfield, and already has one assist to his name after setting up Hugo Ekitike to score the first goal in the Community Shield against Crystal Palace at Wembley.

When asked what he expects from the 22-year-old, Murphy doesn't hold back.

"I'm anticipating goals and assists, plain and simple," he tells the ECHO exclusively while representing NewBettingSites.uk.

You could argue it's a lot of money for someone who's only had a couple of great seasons in the Bundesliga, but considering the amount being spent on players in other positions these days, it was inevitable Liverpool would eventually break that $135M barrier."

Murphy is of the opinion that Wirtz could bring a unique element to Liverpool's squad, something not seen since the early days of Jurgen Klopp's reign.

"He could be a game-changer for Liverpool," he suggests

I know some people say he was underwhelming on the opening day, but there were still glimpses and the game against Palace there was the link up with Ekitike and things like that.

"Fans are going to really enjoy watching him
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