Florian Wirtz told Liverpool what he needs to be a Premier League success story

Premier League commentators will find it increasingly difficult to claim Florian Wirtz can't work out in England after a tremendous display against Serbia in the Nations League. The Germany international dominated on the pitch, crediting his teammates for granting him the necessary space to cause havoc in the final third.

What did Florian Wirtz say after Germany 2-0 Serbia? com):"The players around me made it easy for me.

We had a lot of movement - that's when you can shine." Isn't this the crux of the issue at Anfield? Whilepundits galore rush to the fore to be the first to slam Wirtzafter his latest indifferent performance for Andoni Iraola's men, it seems all context, nuance and reason have been sidelined in favour of a click-worthy crusade.

The simple fact of the matter is that our No. 7 does not have acres and acres of space to do his best work in the Premier League.

Yes, most Premier League games won't afford the attacker the kind of space Serbia did, but as Florian Wirtz noted, he can absolutely be more effective on the ball if his teammates are working to platform him. At present, that simply isn't the case on Merseyside.

Liverpool have an unbalanced midfield, mainly comprised of players who want to venture forward into the final third and be ahead of the ball. Cody Gakpo's incredible form at the start of the season has also masked a lot of the issues we're seeing in the forward line.

We bought well in Bradley Barcola and Victor Munoz, but things simply aren't clicking ahead of Wirtz or behind him. Is this conducive to providing the kind of environment within which he can thrive and be his most impactful, devastating self?

Let's just say we have concerns there. "That was exceptional; he played a fantastic game.

Our style of play suits Flo Wirtz."