Florian Wirtz has big shoes to fill as Wayne Rooney lays down his expectations

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In the last few games, though, Wirtz has been a star man for Liverpool and seems to have gone up a gear."I think he's had some really good performances this season, he's just not had the goals to go with them," Wayne Rooney said on Match of the Day. "He was really impressive today and took up some great positions.READ MORE: Florian Wirtz's unseen work finally paying off but biggest Liverpool test still to comeREAD MORE: Late Liverpool and Antoine Semenyo transfer twist emerges despite Man City status"He's starting to get a real good understanding with [Milos] Kerkez.

He's showing glimpses of being a top, top player which he can be for Liverpool. I thought he was excellent today."I remember Bastian Schweinsteiger when he first joined Manchester United, he was surprised at the pace of the Premier League.

I had to accept it, but I just knew that it would come, and I just tried to keep going like that."I think we played a brilliant first half and every time we lost the ball we got it directly back."Everyone was working really hard, but then in the second half in the last 20 to 25 minutes we made it harder for ourselves and difficult. Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world.Wirtz has been a driving force for Liverpool moving up the Premier League standings in the last few weeks, with the Reds now back in the Champions League places."That's the way we want to do it, we want to be there, and we want to be top of the table," he added."It's not been an easy start for us, but I think in the last games we have been doing better and better and getting the points.