The new Premier League season has seen 5 rounds played, with Wirtz starting every match and playing the full 90 minutes in 3 of them, contributing just 1 assist so far.

Last season, Wirtz joined Liverpool from Leverkusen for a reported fee of €125 million. He has since played 38 games across the Premier League, starting 32 times and coming off the bench 6 times, with a return of only 5 goals and 5 assists.

Since scoring and assisting against Newcastle in February, Wirtz has managed only 1 goal in his last 15 Premier League matches. In addition, against the "Big Six" teams, Wirtz has provided just 1 assist, which came against Tottenham.

Last season, Wirtz needed 17 games to score his first Premier League goal. Team chemistry was cited as a reason, adapting to the Premier League as another, and tactical issues were blamed as well. Now, those excuses are fading away, and Wirtz faces mounting pressure to deliver.

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