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Kenny Dalglish explains what Florian Wirtz must do to be a Liverpool success

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But his difficulties linking up with his new Liverpool team-mates has prompted many to wonder precisely when he'll provide value for the massive outlay.Whilst some reckon Wirtz simply requires time to settle, Dalglish has shared his thoughts on what the player must do to establish himself in Arne Slot's squad.Appearing on the Stick To Football podcast, the iconic former striker and manager - who netted 170 goals for Liverpool across 511 matches between 1977 and 1990 - explained: "The first thing he needs to do is what he's doing at the moment. 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."Or he'll take it the other way back past you to go that way and you're going this way.



He can see what's in front of him, and once he gets it...I saw Isak the other day, the second-half when he came on I think, and he's talking to one of the boys about his movement, what he would do."And the boy is sitting and listening to him and once they get on the same wavelength...by the way, that wee fella, he could open a can of soup."When Dalglish was questioned about how swiftly he forged a similar understanding with Ian Rush during his playing days, given their extraordinary partnership throughout the 1980s, he replied: "It could happen right away. He did last season, by winning the Premier League, but there are few problems he has got to fix."It will be really interesting how he does about it, because he spent a lot of money on certain players.

Right now, the balance of the team is not right, and the obvious one that stands out is Florian Wirtz, who is just not at the races at all."He's a young boy, coming to a new league, and has plenty of time to go. But right now, he needs to come out of the team, Liverpool go back to what they were last season, and try to build some confidence and some stability.