Liverpool’s superstar attacking midfielder, Florian Wirtz, was bought from Bayer Leverkusen for £116m in the summer of 2025. 39 Premier League appearances later and the 23-year-old has five goals and four assists to his name in a stumbling start to life at Anfield. Football Weekly’s Lars Sivertsen compared Wirtz’s issues to that of Manchester United’s Premier League record signing in 2001 Juan Sebastián Verón when Sir Alex Ferguson famously brandished his critics as "fucking idiots” when insisting upon his player’s qualities. Two years later Verón was on his way to Chelsea for half the outlay United dished out for him, with Wirtz half a season from the same milestone will Liverpool keep the faith? #liverpool #wirtz #manchesterunited #veron #footballtiktok