Florian Wirtz has been backed to overcome his early Liverpool struggles by Sir Kenny Dalglish and Rudi Völler, insisting that all the summer recruit needs is time after former Reds defender Jamie Carragher suggested he ought to be dropped.
Wirtz is yet to score or assist for Liverpool across eight appearances in the Premier League and Champions League, inviting scrutiny following what was at the time a British record transfer worth up to £116 million ($156.3 million) from Bayer Leverkusen.
