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.