Bradley hails 'terrific' Wirtz

CONOR BRADLEY believes Liverpool are fortunate to have Florian Wirtz in their team as the attacking midfielder’s improvement continues.

- By IAN DOYLE Chief LFC Writer

Wirtz scored his first goal since arriving in the summer from Bayer Leverkusen in a £116million deal when netting in the 2-1 home Premier League win over Wolves last Saturday.

December proved a profitable month for the Germany international, with an assist at Tottenham Hotspur, forcing an own goal against Sunderland and winning the decisive penalty in the Champions League at Inter.

And Bradley has expressed his delight at the 22-year-old Wirtz finally getting off the mark at the 23rd attempt for the Reds.

“I was buzzing for him,” said Bradley. “Obviously he's had to wait a little bit of time for it, but I was so happy for him.