Florian Wirtz ‘brought exactly what we expected’ – Arne Slot urges patience

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot insists Florian Wirtz has brought “exactly what we expected” when they made him the club’s first £100 million signing in the summer. “He has had his impact in a lot of games but has been unlucky with the end product either by himself or his team-mates.

“For me, he exactly brought what we expected – a player who created a lot for the team. He was my vice-captain last season and I have memories of working with him which were only positive,” said Slot.

I have no clue how that’s going to be but he gets a warm welcome from me, that’s for sure.” That sentiment was echoed by midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, who added: “He is obviously a friend of mine so I will give him a hug, of course.” A quirk of the fixture calendar means Liverpool face Real and Manchester City in back-to-back matches for the second successive season, although last March they were both at home. It is not the same because last season we were a different team than now where now all the injuries are back.