125 million euro rookie makes disastrous debut in Premier League

Wirtz has not been able to catch up with the Premier League.

In his first Premier League match, Florian Wirtz was deployed as an attacking midfielder supporting striker Hugo Ekitike. With a huge transfer fee, the German international was expected to have an explosive debut. However, he did not leave any significant mark and was substituted early.

0 goals, 0 assists, 0 shots on target, 3 key passes, 3/10 duels won, 19 ball losses (highest on the pitch) were the statistics of the former Leverkusen star's performance in 82 minutes. The only positive statistic for Wirtz was that he covered the most distance (11.3 km).

According to Sofascore , Wirtz was only rated 6.8 points, while his three teammates on the attack line, including Ekitike, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo, all received 8 points or higher. A more notable detail is that when Wirtz left the field, his replacement, Federico Chiesa, immediately shone to help Liverpool win 3 points.

Witnessing Wirtz's performance that did not meet expectations, many fans were sarcastic. "Do you know what the Premier League is?", one fan commented. "Liverpool won but Wirtz failed miserably", a second person spoke up. "Wirtz thinks he is the best in the world but loses the ball too easily", said a third fan.

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