Florian Wirtz Finally Ends 11-Game Liverpool Drought with Two Assists — but Rival Fans Aren’t Impressed

Florian Wirtz ended his 11-game streak without a goal or assist for Liverpool in Wednesday’s 5-1 away win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Wirtz provided two assists as the Reds came from 1-0 down to earn three UEFA Champions League points and end a worrying run of four consecutive defeats in all competitions.

His first assist arrived in the 66th minute when his low pass across the penalty area was tapped into the net by Cody Gakpo.

Wirtz was then credited with another just four minutes later when he teed up Dominik Szoboszlai to fire home from more than 25 yards.

His slow start to his Liverpool career had drawn plenty of criticism prior to Wednesday’s win, while Bayern Munich legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said he felt “sorry” for Wirtz last month.

The 22-year-old arrived at Anfield in a £116.5 million move during a record-breaking summer transfer window for Premier League clubs, and expectations were high after he delivered 16 goals and 13 assists in his final season for Bayer Leverkusen.

Florian Wirtz’s first 12 games for Liverpool

Result	Mins	Goals	Assists	Yellows
Crystal Palace 2-2 Liverpool (CS)	84	0	0	1
Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth (PL)	82	0	0	0
Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool (PL)	80	0	0	0
Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal (PL)	89	0	0	0
Burnley 0-1 Liverpool (PL)	87	0	0	0
Liverpool 3-2 Atl Madrid (UCL)	74	0	0	0
Liverpool 2-1 Everton (PL)	29	0	0	1
Crystal Palace 2-1 Liverpool (PL)	74	0	0	0
Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool (UCL)	90	0	0	0
Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool (PL)	45	0	0	0
Liverpool 1-2 Man Utd (PL)	28	0	0	0
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-5 Liverpool (UCL)	90	0	2	0

Fans react after Florian Wirtz assists two goals for Liverpool in 5-1 win over Frankfurt

Many Liverpool supporters took to social media to praise Florian Wirtz following his two assists against Frankfurt.

“Wirtz is a class act,” declared one fan. “Seen him finally play.”

Another Reds supporter tweeted: “Wirtz was class tonight… bossed that midfield. Played like a general.”

A third Liverpool fan added: “Anyone who has a football brain will understand that Wirtz is a baller. Yes, I expected things to come quicker, but he has to play week in, week out for rhythm.”

Florian Wirtz mocked after ending goal/assist drought

But many of the messages about Wirtz after Wednesday’s game came from rival fans mocking him.

Countless users seemed amused that his first productive display in a Liverpool shirt came against German opposition.

Many tweets described the Bundesliga as a “farmers’ league” and suggested that this was Wirtz’s true level.

“Florian Wirtz only delivering against a German club should tell you one thing,” wrote one user. “He only belongs to the farmers’ league.”

One Chelsea fan posted: “Wirtz had to face a Bundesliga club again before he could even get an assist.”

An Arsenal fan added: “Florian Wirtz can only perform against Bundesliga teams.”

Meanwhile, a Manchester United supporter joked: “This game doesn’t count for Wirtz. He played in the Bundesliga all his life. Making Liverpool break the British transfer record, only for you to start assisting against a Bundesliga team? You can’t fool me.”