Slot backs 'special' Wirtz to build on first Liverpool goal after emotional Anfield day

ATTA BOY: Liverpool manager Arne Slot (right) shake hands with Florian Wirtz following victory in the UEFA Champions League match at the San Siro in Milan, Italy. Picture date: Tuesday December 9, 2025.

Arne Slot admitted Florian Wirtz knows he has to kick-on from his breakthrough goal but the Liverpool head coach was more than happy with the playmaker's "special" performance in his side's 2-1 win over Wolves.

A week after recording his first Premier League assist, the Germany international - who was signed in the summer in a £116million deal - followed up by scoring 89 seconds after Ryan Gravenberch's opener.