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Gakpo goes missing as Slot hangs Jones out to dry in draw

Liverpool's charge for Champions League football hit a slight bump in the road on Saturday as struggling Chelsea fought back to secure a 1-1 draw and a valuable point at Anfield. Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring with a wonderful strike early on, but the Reds' dominance waned after that, with a porous defence allowing the Blues back into a game their hosts let get away.

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Diaz masterclass puts even more pressure on Gakpo to produce

Paris Saint-Germain's exhilarating 5-4 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday was a joy to behold. It was a timely and thrilling exhibition of 'The Beautiful Game', a captivating contest between two teams completely committed to playing fearless, free-flowing football. For Liverpool supporters, though, it was also a painful reminder of what could have been.

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Slot defends Salah with brutal put-down of Ekitike & Gakpo

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has sought to defend Mohamed Salah from critics of his recent output, with the Dutchman pointing out that Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo have hardly been prolific of late. The Reds are hoping to see their attacking unit rediscover a spark in domestic and European competition, with the business end of another thrilling campaign being reached.

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Unleash Rio! Teen Ngumoha deserves run of Liverpool starts

Arne Slot wisely turned to Rio Ngumoha to help Liverpool get themselves out of a serious spot of bother at Nottingham Forest on Sunday - but, by doing so, the teenager has rather ironically put his coach in an awkward position. Slot has spent the majority of the season trying to carefully manage Ngumoha's game time - as well as the massive expectations surrounding one of the most exciting prospects in English football.

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Liverpool selling Diaz & trusting in Gakpo was a huge mistake

Liverpool fans never fully appreciated Luis Diaz. Indeed, most of them seemed to welcome the Colombian's departure to Bayern Munich last summer, believing that his sale was necessary to accommodate £116 million ($158m) signing Florian Wirtz, with Cody Gakpo still on hand to fill the first-choice role on the left flank.

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Delight to despair: Gakpo late show not enough for Liverpool

Liverpool scored in the 94th minute before conceding one of the goals of the season moments later in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Fulham on Sunday. The Reds went behind to an early goal but did well to claw their way back into the contest and even appeared to have found a winner, but they head back to Merseyside with only a point to show for their efforts.

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RANKED: Liverpool's 10 biggest underperformers in awful run

As Curtis Jones admitted on Wednesday, Liverpool are "in the sh*t" right now. The humiliating 4-1 Champions League defeat at home to PSV means the ragged Reds have now lost nine of their last 12 games in all competitions and the common consensus is that Arne Slot is only still in a job because he won the Premier League last season. But how have Liverpool gone from champs to chumps in just six months?

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Gakpo reveals Liverpool talks after 'embarrassment' of Forest loss

Liverpool's misfiring squad held forthright talks in a bid to end the dreadful run of form following the shock 3-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest last weekend. The Premier League champions are floundering in the league and face a mountain of worrying injuries, while high-profile summer signings have failed to integrate into the team, and Reds forward Cody Gakpo has revealed details of the players' candid conversation.

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Amorim urges Man Utd to stay calm after Liverpool victory

Ruben Amorim has urged his Manchester United players to keep their feet on the ground despite the momentous 2-1 victory over Liverpool. The Red Devils are in great spirits following their long-awaited victory at Anfield, but the Portuguese has called on his squad to remain calm as they look to make it three Premier League wins in a row against Brighton on Saturday.

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Liverpool forward told to pull his weight

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has been told to contribute more on the left flank as the Reds continue to struggle defensively in the 2025-26 season. Arne Slot's side made a perfect start to their title defence campaign but have now faltered in the past few weeks as they have lost three matches in a row across all competitions against Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and Chelsea.

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Gakpo matches feat last achieved by Netherlands in 1978

Cody Gakpo wrote his name into Dutch football history on Thursday night, becoming the first Netherlands player since Rob Rensenbrink in 1978 to score two penalties in a single match as the Oranje thrashed Malta 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier. The Liverpool forward converted from the spot twice and also assisted Tijjani Reijnders, leading the Netherlands to a comfortable victory in World Cup qualifying.

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Neville criticises 'absolutely useless' Liverpool attackers

Gary Neville used his post-match podcast to eviscerate the second half efforts of Liverpool's attackers after the Reds fell to their third consecutive defeat in all competitions with a 2-1 defeat away at Chelsea. The ex-Manchester United man went as far as to call the efforts of Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo as "completely useless" in the closing moments of the fixture.

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'Hard to take' - Gakpo unhappy with Liverpool's last-gasp loss

Cody Gakpo was honest in his reflection of Liverpool's performance at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Chelsea grabbing a late winner through Estevao Willian in the fifth minute of stoppage time. The defeat was "hard to take" for the Dutchman, who believes that the visitors played "better" football than the hosts and deserved to come away with a more positive result.

Frequently asked questions

Florian Wirtz' Revier ist die Offensive – bevorzugt agiert er als offensiver Mittelfeldspieler oder als Rechtsaußen.

Am 3. Mai 2002 erblickte Wirtz in Pulheim in Nordrhein-Westfalen das Licht der Welt – jenem Ort, an dem auch seine Fußballreise ihren Anfang nahm.

Beim FC Liverpool läuft Wirtz mit der Rückennummer 27 auf. In der deutschen Nationalmannschaft trägt er die 17.

Mit einer Körpergröße von 1,77 Metern zählt Wirtz nicht zu den größten, aber auch nicht zu den kleinsten Spielern auf dem Platz.

Wirtz bringt rund 72 Kilogramm auf den Platz.

Wirtz' genaue Schuhgröße ist nicht offiziell bekannt. In Fanforen wird sie auf etwa 42 bis 43 geschätzt – passend zu seiner Körpergröße.

Wirtz agiert zwar häufig über die linke Seite des Spielfelds – etwa um Dribblings abzuschließen oder präzise Pässe in die Gefahrenzone zu spielen –, ist jedoch eindeutig Rechtsfuß.

Wirtz' fußballerische Reise begann beim SV Grün-Weiß Brauweiler in seinem Heimatort Pulheim.

Seit Juli 2025 hat Wirtz seine neue Heimat in Liverpool gefunden, wo er für den FC Liverpool aufläuft.

Der Nationalspieler setzt auf den Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Türer Coupe – ein beeindruckendes Kraftpaket mit 585 PS, das in nur 3,4 Sekunden von null auf 100 km/h sprintet und bis zu 310 km/h erreicht.

Florian Wirtz wurde in Deutschland geboren, verbrachte dort den Großteil seines Lebens, besitzt die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft und spielt für die deutsche Nationalmannschaft. Dementsprechend spricht er selbstverständlich Deutsch.

Wirtz hat keine eigenen Kinder.

Seit Herbst 2022 ist Florian Wirtz mit Aaliyah liiert, einer Influencerin, die auf TikTok mehr als 100.000 Follower zählt. Sie begleitet ihn regelmäßig zu Spielen und zeigt sich gelegentlich gemeinsam mit ihm in der Öffentlichkeit.

Sein Transfer zu Liverpool sowie lukrative Sponsoringverträge sichern Wirtz eine solide finanzielle Basis. Hinzu kommen ein hoher Marktwert und zusätzliche Einkünfte aus Werbepartnerschaften, die sein Vermögen weiter steigern. Sports Illustrated schätzt sein Vermögen auf rund 20 Millionen Euro.

Wirtz steht noch am Anfang seiner Karriere, hat aber bereits beachtliche Erfolge gefeiert: Mit Bayer Leverkusen gewann er die deutsche Meisterschaft, den DFB-Pokal und den Supercup. Er steht also bei drei Titeln.

Die prestigeträchtigste individuelle Auszeichnung im Fußball – den Ballon d'Or – konnte Wirtz bislang noch nicht gewinnen.

Den Titel des FIFA-Weltfußballers hat er auch noch nicht geholt.

Wie bei vielen mit dem Vornamen Florian wird auch Wirtz häufig mit "Flo" angesprochen. Weitere geläufige Spitznamen sind bislang nicht bekannt.