German soccer legend gives Florian Wirtz verdict following tough Liverpool start

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In eight Premier League and European games, he has yet to score a goal or assist for his new club. I have no doubt that with his running and playing ability, he will make the breakthrough.” Wirtz has not had an immediate impact since joining Liverpool (Image: 2025 Getty Images) Voller is not the only legendary figure from the 1980s to lend Wirtz his support this week.

“The first thing he needs to do is what he's doing at the moment,” the Liverpool legend said on this week’s Stick to Football podcast. “He's great at taking the ball into the feet, he'll open himself up, and the pass has beat you, but he's still got control of it.

Sir Kenny Dalglish has backed Wirtz to succeed at Liverpool (Image: The Overlap/Stick to Football) “He can see what's in front of him, and once he gets it... I saw [Alexander] Isak the other day, the second half when he came on [against Galatasaray], I think, and he's talking to one of the boys about his movement, what he would do.