Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike’s budding partnership speaks to an exciting future

Florian Wirtz has admitted that Hugo Ekitike has stunned him after each gamers moved to Liverpool from the Bundesliga.

Between the pair, it value Liverpool £195.5m in switch charges in the summertime.

Wirtz has discovered his ft at Anfield because the begin of the festive interval and is now important to the way in which Arne Slot’s facet performs.

Whereas there may be plenty of work for the Reds to do when it comes to discovering steadiness and consistency, it’s clear that Wirtz will probably be an enormous success at Liverpool and within the Premier League.

Up to now, the German has 5 targets and 7 assists in all competitions. With 4 months left of the season, there may be loads of time for him so as to add to his tally.

His relationship with Ekitike is one which appears prone to solely flourish with time.

Wirtz talks about his relationship with Ekitike

The pair dazzled towards Qarabag within the Champions League on Wednesday night. Wirtz was spectacular in his free-roaming function whereas Ekitike’s tempo and direct nature proved greater than efficient.

Talking in regards to the striker, Wirtz mentioned: “As a result of we all know one another already from the Bundesliga. And we performed a couple of instances towards one another.

“We exchanged our shirts already when he was at Frankfurt, and he’s a extremely implausible participant and he even stunned me once I first noticed him right here, coaching and enjoying, as a result of I didn’t know he was that good.

“And it’s a lot enjoyable to play with him as a result of he is aware of how you progress on the pitch, the way you hyperlink up with one another.

“And yeah, it’s simply good to play with him.”

Ekitike is proving to be a very particular expertise regardless of being overshadowed by Isak in the summertime

After signing Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt out from underneath the noses of Newcastle United, Liverpool spent the remainder of the summer time chasing Alexander Isak.

Whereas Newcastle go to Anfield tonight with out the prospect of dealing with Isak because of his damage, they arrive with the data that Ekitike is proving to be the whole lot they hoped he would.

With 13 targets and 4 assists, Ekitike is Liverpool’s prime goalscorer this season and is proving to be well worth the £79m paid to signal him.

One can solely think about what Liverpool’s assault will probably be like once they have Isak and Ekitike along with a completely prepared Wirtz…