'He just needed more time' - Wirtz finally breaks Liverpool duck

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The centre of gravity, the way he can assist, he can use both feet."He just needed a bit more time."The seven dribbles he completed out of nine against Wolves were testament to that. Liverpool were struggling to break through the visitors but, in those tight spaces, Wirtz was gliding past Wolves players like they were not there.Early on, he played a ball to Hugo Ekitike from the halfway line that took out four Wolves players and it would have been a contender for assist of the season if the French striker's effort went in instead of hitting the post.Ekitike then turned provider as he found Wirtz for his goal, and the manner in which two of Liverpool's big summer signings linked up was a huge positive on a day where they struggled past bottom side Wolves.In the absence of Isak, who is facing eight weeks out with a fractured leg, that is a connection we will be seeing plenty more of in the coming months."His quality that he [Ekitike] gave me with the pass - not everyone will see this pass but I am thankful he did and he gave me the opportunity," said Wirtz.Manager Arne Slot has spoken about Wirtz and Ekitike bulking up in order to thrive in the Premier League, with the German undertaking a weight-gain programme and focusing on building muscle, durability and improving recovery.

The effects of that are starting to be seen, though there is still work to be done as both Wirtz and his captain Virgil van Dijk insisted."He's getting more used to the intensity and the way we play. He's very important on the ball and obviously there's no debate about his qualities," said Van Dijk.

But I think after 60 minutes or something, he was quite tired so that's something him and we have to work on as well in order to do that every three days for 90 minutes."Speaking to Final Score, Wirtz added: "I know it's the hardest league in the world and I just have to get used to the physicality and the players around me on the pitch in the midfield."Every game I feel a bit better and I want to continue feeling like that."For Liverpool fans, that will be music to their ears and a belated Christmas gift. I think Florian delivered more than just the goal today," he added.Now the onus is on the 22-year-old to produce plenty more roars at Anfield - and judging by how he played on Saturday, there will be.