FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Florian Wirtz says he can do “much, much more” for Liverpool after his two assists helped the team end its four-game losing streak with a 5-1 demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt.
Wirtz’s lack of goals and assists since joining Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen had prompted criticism, especially given the cost of his transfer, worth up to 116 million pounds ($155 million).
Against Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday, he set up goals for Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai and was in a good position to score in the 90th minute when Mohamed Salah opted to shoot instead of pass.
“In the first half I made it hard for myself getting into good spaces and then I was unfortunate to lose the ball before we conceded, but on the whole it was OK,” Wirtz said.
“I know