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Jurgen Klopp tells Andoni Iraola what he must do with Florian Wirtz at Liverpool

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Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has offered some sage advice on Florian Wirtz after analysing the £116m playmaker's performances for Germany at the World CupJurgen Klopp has suggested that Andoni Iraola should build his new-look Liverpool side around Florian Wirtz. Iraola is plotting how to go about things at Liverpool after taking over from Arne Slot and has been given some advice from the club's former manager.Wirtz has played every minute of Germany's two World Cup matches so far, helping them beat Curacao and Ivory Coast.



He believes that, in order to get the best out of him, Wirtz needs to feel the confidence of his manager and team-mates.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FB PAGE! There were moments against Curacao when I thought, just give him the ball,” Klopp said while analysing the 2-1 win over Ivory Coast on Magenta TV.“Not even because he was the best passing option, but because, as a team-mate, I want Flo Wirtz to feel good.

If I were [Nico] Schlotterbeck, I’d just give him the ball five times for no particular reason and see what he does.“If you really want Flo Wirtz to get into a rhythm, if you want the place to really be buzzing, then give him the ball, because that’s when he feels completely at home. It's important to involve him because that's when Flo can feel confident and comfortable on the pitch."He shouldn't drop back and get the ball from his own penalty area and we expect him to start making plays, we have to find moments where we can use this position, because with his positioning he creates a lot of space for the players next to him, for the full-backs and for everyone who can make runs into those space."Denis Undav was the star against Ivory Coast, coming off the bench to score twice as Germany came from behind to win.