The seven dribbles he completed out of nine against Wolves were testament to that. Only Iliman Ndiaye (nine) and Jeremy Doku (eight) have completed more in a Premier League game this season. Liverpool were struggling to break through the visitors but, in those tight spaces, Wirtz was gliding past Wolves players like they were not there. The effects of that are starting to be seen, though there is still work to be done as both Wirtz and his captain Virgil van Dijk insisted. "We are very pleased for him and he should be very pleased with the goal as well.

Source: BBC December 27, 2025 19:53 UTC