How Liverpool favourite's wondergoal highlights the struggles of £116m Florian Wirtz

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Arne Slot's £116million man is finding it tough to deal with the physicality of the Premier League while the departed Luis Diaz is earning rave reviews for his performances for Bayern MunichThe goal of the weekend was scored by a player who performed a key role in Liverpool’s most recent title-winning season. Alas, for Arne Slot, the player is no longer at his disposal, having been sold for just over £65million.Luis Diaz scored 13 Premier League goals for Liverpool last season and had seven Premier League assists.

Of course, after Liverpool had won their opening five Premier League games, no-one was talking about how much they miss Diaz - or anyone else, for that matter - but even in that good run, there were signs that the reinvented front line would take time to click.And so - with these five defeats in the last six Premier League games - it is proving. In contrast to the Diaz numbers at Bayern, Wirtz has yet to score or assist in the Premier LeagueWith Leverkusen, Wirtz looked to be a generational talent and Bayern Munich were annoyed that he chose Liverpool, whose sporting director Richard Hughes - along with Fenway Sports Group’s chief executive Michael Edwards - must have been convinced Wirtz could adapt to the physical rigours of the Premier League.

Wirtz worked hard against Pep Guardiola’s side but was too often outmuscled.And now it is over to Slot who, in the international break, has got to come up with some sort of plan, some sort of system that will make the money it took to acquire Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak look like cash well spent.Because right now, as Diaz tears it up with Bayern, Liverpool’s big-spending summer transfer business looks anything but clever.Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.