Florian Wirtz was interviewed after Liverpool's narrow 1-0 defeat to Arsenal
Liverpool playmaker Florian Wirtz is interviewed by Stadium Astro
Liverpool playmaker Florian Wirtz is interviewed by Stadium Astro(Image: Stadium Astro)
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Florian Wirtz was unable to hide his frustration after Liverpool’s narrow defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
Kai Havertz’s early strike proved to be the difference at Anfield as the Gunners clinched a 1-0 victory for their first away win over the Reds since 2012.
Andoni Iraola’s side failed to record a shot on target, but it was not for a lack of trying with Wirtz denied by the crossbar from a free-kick while Liverpool were also denied a penalty for a shirt-pull on Alexander Isak in the box.
While the German might have failed to get on the scoresheet, extending his goalless run in the Premier League to 12 matches, his form has improved since the expanded September/October international break following a slow start to the season.
The playmaker returned two goals and four assists from eight appearances for club and country throughout October.
But Wirtz insisted his upturn in form counts for little if Liverpool are not winning matches.
“To be honest I don't care about this so much,” he told Stadium Astro, dismissing the question when asked if he felt his form had been building up positively in recent weeks. “I just want us to win.
“I always want to play my best game but in the end the most important thing is that we win games.
“I think we just missed out on a few chances we had. I think we were also a bit unlucky in some shots in the end.
“Yeah, it's frustrating of course that we didn't win. We have to keep believing and working hard on ourselves.”
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Meanwhile, Wirtz also had his say on Liverpool’s penalty appeal for Jurrien Timber’s pull back on Isak.
“I've not seen the actions on video, so can't say much about it,” he said. “Probably in some games you would have had these ones as penalties.
“But it's not like this and we cannot change it so we don't need to speak about it.”