Arne Slot explains Florian Wirtz plan and makes Kevin De Bruyne point about Liverpool ace

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I’m definitely going to give him a bit of time, and in the meantime, he’s been unlucky. "He has to play, and he’s played a lot.

Because he’s come from a different league and played so many games, it’s quite normal that once in a while he needs a game where he doesn’t play like I’ve done with Mo Salah and many others. "To get the best out of him, it’s of course necessary for him to play and that’s what he did and what he’s going to do in the upcoming weeks." Florian Wirtz and Mohamed Salah Wirtz could start against Manchester United on Sunday and will then face a familiar opponent in the Champions League midweek with a return to Germany as the Reds take on Eintracht Frankfurt.

"If you look at the passes he’s played to his teammates which unfortunately didn’t lead to goals, one of the greatest examples is the Chelsea game where after one minute [since coming on] he had this great flick to Mo Salah. "He’s been a bit unlucky with the finishing when he’s given his teammates chances but in general for a 22-year-old, it’s quite normal that you have to adjust to going to another country, let alone going to the Premier League." Liverpool.com says: Wirtz is far too talented not to work at Anfield at some point.