Florian Wirtz scored his first goal for Liverpool in a 2-1 Premier League win over Wolves on Saturday. The Germany international, who joined from Bayer Leverkusen for £116million in the summer, put the Reds 2-0 up just a minute after Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring late in the first half.
Wirtz celebrated by tapping his chest over the Liverpool badge, a gesture widely interpreted as showing his commitment to the club. Santiago Bueno pulled one back for Wolves in the second half, but Arne Slot's side held on to boost their Champions League qualification hopes.
Speaking after the match, the 22-year-old told Sky Sports: "It was very nice, the feeling on the pitch with the fans around. I was confident that I would score one day but of course I wanted to start scoring and assisting earlier. It was like this, I have to accept it, but I just knew it will come."
Liverpool next face Leeds United on New Year's Day. Wirtz will hope to continue his goal-scoring form in that fixture.
