"As the Germany midfielder wheeled away to celebrate his first Liverpool goal, Anfield did not just celebrate - it roared. Finally, Wirtz had broken his duck. It is 190 days since he joined Liverpool in a deal worth 116m, but this felt a real moment of arrival. The roar was one of both relief and joy for a player who is finally settling into life on Merseyside."
""The best player [Wirtz] on the pitch by a country mile - the most inventive and the one who is willing to take risks," said ex-Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock on Final Score. Former England forward Ellen White added: "There's no doubting the quality that Florian Wirtz has. The centre of gravity, the way he can assist, he can use both feet. "He just needed a bit more time.""
Florian Wirtz scored his first Liverpool goal in a 2-0 victory over Wolves, with the two goals separated by 89 seconds. The goal produced a roaring Anfield reaction and felt like a moment of arrival 190 days after his 116m transfer. Wirtz had assisted Alexander Isak at Tottenham and displayed superior creativity and willingness to take risks during the half. He completed seven dribbles out of nine, the third-most in a Premier League game this season behind Iliman Ndiaye and Jeremy Doku. He played a sweeping ball to Hugo Ekitike that bypassed four players and later received an assist from Ekitike for his strike.
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