Alan Shearer says what he thought of Florian Wirtz’s performance vs Real Madrid this week

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Alan Shearer has been left in awe of Florian Wirtz after the performance he put in for Liverpool against Real Madrid on Tuesday. That is, until Alexis Mac Allister came along and managed to squeeze a header past the former Chelsea man and win the Anfield outfit the game.Photo by Justin Setterfield – UEFA/UEFA via Getty ImagesHowever, Mac Allister’s outing wasn’t the only performance that caught the eye, as Shearer also singled Wirtz out for how well he played.Alan Shearer thought that Florian Wirtz put in a solid shift against Real MadridGoing into Liverpool’s game against Real on Tuesday, nobody knew how it was going to go.

Although the Reds were coming off the back of an impressive win against Unai Emery’s Aston Villa, there were still question marks about whether or not Liverpool would be able to beat Los Blancos.In the end, Liverpool’s first-team squad proved the doubters wrong with Shearer singling out Wirtz for putting in a “shift.”“He had a similar one with Vinicius Jr. I thought Wirtz put a shift in,” he said on The Rest is Football Podcast.“Ekitike was brilliant.

The keeper made a save when he had to make a save in the first half, Mamardashvili.”Arne Slot may have finally found Florian Wirtz’s best positionSince arriving at Anfield, Wirtz has been used all across the pitch. Photo by Rene Nijhuis/MB Media/Getty ImagesAnd, although left-wing may not be Wirtz’s preferred position, he put in a more than solid performance on Tuesday and due to the amount of freedom he was given on the wing, he thrived.