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Jamie Carragher sounds warning over Florian Wirtz form

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Jamie Carragher has issued a warning to Florian Wirtz after the German’s inauspicious start to life in the Premier League by claiming that great players ‘hit the ground running’ when they arrive in England. “How long do you give foreign players when they first come to the league?

Jamie Carragher sounds warning over Florian Wirtz form


“But, if I’m being honest, if I think of the great foreign signings - Sami Hyppia, Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, Luis Suarez, Didi Hamann - they all hit the ground running. History doesn’t tell me that foreign signings coming into England take a year.”The discussion between Carragher and fellow pundits Jamie Redknapp and Roy Keane was over Wirtz’s impact - or lack thereof - since joining Liverpool and whether he can improve his form.

Florian Wirtz has made a slow start to his time in the Premier League (Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Speaking of Premier League success who made slow starts Carragher added: “People always say Thierry Henry and that’s nonsense, he scored 25 goals in his first year at Arsenal.”Redknapp then interrupted to explain that Henry didn’t score in his first eight matches with the Gunners. “Exactly,” Carragher continued, “what I’m saying is it wasn’t a year.