Liverpool duo Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong have been close friends for years and have now sought to clarify an incident during their time at Bayer Leverkusen

Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz have opened up on the toughest opponent they’ve faced in their career, who is conveniently someone Arne Slot wanted at Liverpool this year. Jeremie Frimpong joined Liverpool this summer for a fee of £29.5m, which could prove an absolute bargain for Arne Slot given the Dutchman’s frightening potential.

Florian Wirtz made his unofficial Liverpool debut in a behind-closed-doors friendly with Stoke City last weekend.

The Reds' manager did a fantastic job last season in guiding the team to Premier League glory, but this season could be trickier with so many new faces

Liverpool might not have liked the result of their friendly with Milan, but their German record signing Florian Wirtz made quite the impression

New Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz has only played in a behind-closed-doors friendly, but the club's social media team have provided a glimpse of what he could bring to the team

Florian Wirtz impressed his Liverpool team-mates as a clip of the midfielder training in Hong Kong during the Reds' pre-season tour of the Far East was shared on social media

The midfielder’s eye for a forward pass was on display throughout, expanding on the short passing range glimpsed during the limited Stoke footage. Slot appears to be shaping a system that will ask Wirtz to dictate tempo, orchestrate movement and exploit pockets – but crucially, one that will depend on a proper number nine for full effect.