After a brief spell on the sidelines due to a back issue, Wirtz has started the Reds’ last three matches and set a new record in the resounding victory over Galatasaray.
The Germany playmaker created eight chances – the most by a Liverpool player in a Champions League fixture Opta has on record since 2003-04.
“It was a bit annoying with my back because it first was away, then came back again. But now I am fine, I feel good and I’m happy that I can keep on going where I stopped before the injury,” he said.
“These stats are nice, always good to know and to speak about. But, for me, always the most important thing is that the team does good. But when I can help like this, to create chances to score, then I’m happy.
“I think it was very important to put in intensity like we did on Wednesday. I think that was needed to come through this round [and] we are very happy that we put so much effort into the game and got a good result in the end.”
