Jurgen Klopp makes huge Florian Wirtz claim amid Liverpool struggles
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Florian Wirtz has endured a difficult start to his Liverpool career, but he has no bigger fan than former Reds boss Jurgen KloppJurgen Klopp has responded to the criticism of Florian Wirtz following his summer move to Liverpool, describing him as a 'once in a century talent'. He was left out of the starting line-up by Arne Slot in the Premier League champions' last match, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.Wirtz has found himself in the firing line for some fans and pundits as his performance levels have been brought into question, but former Liverpool manager Klopp is in no doubt whatsoever that his compatriot will soon come good at Anfield.READ MORE: Liverpool signed best young player in world in club-record transferREAD MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo makes Liverpool consider mistake after 'not very difficult decision'Speaking to RTL and n-tv whilst watching a padel tournament in Mallorca (as per Goal), Klopp said: "I don't have to worry about Florian Wirtz because his quality is so outstanding.
The discussion is certainly being blown out of proportion."Liverpool have just lost three games in a row – it's unusual for something like that to happen after such a long time. So it doesn't matter, and everything will be fine.Liverpool won their opening six matches of the season but put in a string of unconvincing performances and have since suffered back-to-back last-minute Premier League defeats against Crystal Palace and Chelsea, either side of a Champions League reversal at the hands of Galatasaray.The form of Wirtz remains a contentious issue but Klopp is in no doubt that the German international will show his true colours sooner rather than later, describing him as "a once-in-a-century talent, and at some point he'll show that in every game again, as he did at Leverkusen".Klopp added: "[Wirtz has] a stable environment at Liverpool, and the club is great in moments like these.
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