Frimpong backs Wirtz to deliver at Liverpool despite early criticism

Jeremie Frimpong believes Florian Wirtz volition find his bushed astatine Liverpool and grip the scrutiny that comes with his £116 cardinal transfer, backing his teammate to present aft a dilatory start.

Wirtz arrived from Bayer Leverkusen successful the summertime arsenic 1 of Europe’s astir talked-about young midfielders. The 22-year-old ended his hold for a archetypal Liverpool extremity successful a 2-1 triumph implicit Wolves past month, nevertheless disapproval returned aft a quiescent show successful Thursday’s 0-0 gully with Leeds United.

Frimpong says unit volition not derail Wirtz

Frimpong, who besides joined Liverpool successful the summertime aft playing alongside Wirtz astatine Leverkusen, says the interest volition not specify him.

"That's my boy," Frimpong said. "When I heard helium was coming [to Liverpool], it enactment a grin connected my look due to the fact that we fundamentally started our Leverkusen vocation unneurotic and we're starting our Liverpool vocation unneurotic arsenic well.

"I cognize however bully of a subordinate Flo is. Like I said successful plentifulness of interviews, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't person won a treble with Leverkusen. We cognize however bully helium is and to spot him doing it now, this is conscionable the start. There's plentifulness much to travel from him.

"I deliberation Flo is the benignant of subordinate that doesn't attraction astir these things [like] the terms tag. He's conscionable blessed to play football."

Frimpong added: "What was it, £116m? So [from] the extracurricular it's like, 'whoa'. But helium doesn't attraction astir each that. He knows however bully helium is. He conscionable wants to play."

Frimpong anxious to marque up for mislaid time

Frimpong’s ain play has been disrupted by a hamstring wounded and a setback successful October. Now acceptable again, helium is focused connected contributing wherever needed.

"I've been injured for a agelong time," helium said. "I conscionable privation to play football… I'm conscionable blessed to beryllium backmost connected the pitch."

He added: "I play the same, careless if I play astatine right-back, oregon I play close wing."