Florian Wirtz narrative is wrong and unfair - Liverpool is about to see the reality

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He has now played 11 games in the Premier League without scoring or assisting, and Gary Neville accused him of being "mauled" against Manchester City at the weekend. Anyone who has watched him will know that he has incredible technique and undoubted quality.

While Wirtz has not assisted a goal for a teammate so far at Liverpool, in part, that is down to his teammates not finishing the chances that he has created — only 15 players in the Premier League have set up more. In his spell with Liverpool to date, Wirtz has faced, in order: Bournemouth, Newcastle, Arsenal, Burnley, Atletico Madrid, Everton, Crystal Palace, Galatasaray, Chelsea, Manchester United, Eintracht Frankfurt, Brentford, Aston Villa, Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Wirtz — and Liverpool more generally — would have hoped for more from the German so far, but the matches that he has featured in have not exactly pointed towards a gentle transition. If he does, Liverpool should find itself climbing the Premier League table again quickly.