Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, has expressed confidence that Florian Wirtz will continue to find the back of the net for the Reds.
Despite another somewhat challenging performance from the team, Wirtz stood out, netting his first goal for Liverpool and earning the man of the match accolade comfortably.
The victory also marked Liverpool’s third consecutive Premier League win for the first time since August.
Speaking to the club’s website after the game, the Dutch tactician highlighted Wirtz’s growing impact since joining the club this summer. “I’m quite sure about it, it was a relief for him,” Slot said.
“This I could see after his reaction, after he scored the goal. And the same I saw with his team-mates, I think they were really happy for him, scoring that first goal, because in football, rightly so maybe, we mainly get judged on results and individuals mainly get judged on goals and assists and we sometimes tend to forget what else there is to do during a game.
“I think he’s had multiple good games for us, but I also feel that he gets better and better every single game he’s playing for us, gets fitter and fitter, and he was getting closer and closer to his first goal, and it’s not a surprise to me that he scored one today.
“But he would probably be the first one to understand that one goal is not enough and hopefully he will score much more goals for us than only this one.
“But I also liked his performance during large parts of the game today. I think he was special in a lot of moments.”
