Jamie Carragher now admits he was wrong about Florian Wirtz at Liverpool
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Florian Wirtz arrived at Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen with a lot of expectations on him to deliver instantly, which he did not do.The German scored 57 and assisted 65 in 197 matches during his time with Xabi Alonso’s former club.However, Wirtz has been criticised in England, and Jamie Carragher has now admitted that he expected the Liverpool man to become a Premier League superstar and replace Kevin De Bruyne. Slot confirmed on Friday that Alisson is yet to train 😬 Photo credit: Getty Images/Gareth Copley Jamie Carragher thought Florian Wirtz would replace Kevin De BruyneLiverpool as a team are very much in transition right now, losing key players like Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson.But ignoring the Reds for a second, it also feels like the Premier League on the whole is going through a transition phase.A number of the league’s previously elite stars have either left, are leaving or have moved past their prime years.On that front, Carragher has now suggested that he expected Wirtz to be part of the next generation of marquee names in the English top flight, but he’s yet to prove that he is.Speaking to talkSPORT, the former Liverpool centre-back said: “We don’t quite have the superstar players in the Premier League right now with De Bruyne leaving, Salah leaving.“We need some superstars.
I’m hoping he’s going to be that. I thought he’d almost replace Kevin De Bruyne, the attacking midfield player, hasn’t quite happened for him yet.”Arne Slot outlines expectations for Florian WirtzIn the Premier League, Wirtz has five goals and four assists in 2025/26 so far.He has largely struggled against the bigger teams, but speaking ahead of Manchester United this week, Arne Slot praised the £116m player and backed him to come good against the bigger clubs.He said: “I don’t only hope that, I am 100% sure he will turn up [against top six teams].
His improvement, he was already an elite player, has been for me obvious. He is 23 on Sunday.