"He played a very good game. Everyone was outstanding in the first half. It's great to see and hopefully many more to come from him. He's getting used to playing for Liverpool and what we want to do as a team. He's getting used to the intensity. After about 70 minutes I think he had some cramp. It's part of the game. He just has to keep going. It was an important goal for us and now on to New Year's Day."
"I think he runs almost everywhere. At times on the left, at times in the middle. He's a very intelligent player who is so comfortable on the ball. He finds space between the lines and can be very important. He wants to be important in terms of goals and assists. The work rate he puts in and the chances he creates is what I think is even more important. I am really pleased for him, like the rest of the team. You saw the celebrations. Everyone is so happy for him."
Florian Wirtz scored his first goal for Liverpool in a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, ending an attacking drought since his summer move from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial £100million. Virgil van Dijk praised Wirtz's performance and highlighted his adaptation to Liverpool's intensity, positional versatility and comfort on the ball. Van Dijk emphasised Wirtz's running, work rate and chance-creation as important contributions beyond goals and assists. The win moved Liverpool up to fourth and extended an unbeaten run to seven games with four consecutive victories, while Van Dijk said the team still needs to improve.
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