A reality check for Reds' Wirtz

WOES: Florian Wirtz, 22, has struggled since moving to Liverpool for a whopping £116 million transfer fee

- NICK FEINBERG

HELLO my good football people... I trust you're doing well! It was a big weekend and the focus was on three tasty Premier League fixtures.

Kicking off with the Merseyside derby on Saturday, which we were all kind of expecting to see a proper competitive game given Liverpool's winning but slightly shaky performances so far this season.

Across the way, it feels like Everton are finally on the way out of a long-term slump and on their way up. It turned out to be a really poor day for the Toffees, who lacked ideas, rhythm and energy. The Reds always looked on top and really could have scored three or four goals.

One of the key takeaways had to be the surprise benching of 116 million f*****g pound “wonderkid” Florian Wirtz. Mate? Who is this boy? Who is his agent? I mean in all seriousness, he has risen through club and national ranks, playing for Germany at all levels and was a standout player for Bayer Leverkusen, but after starting six times out of Liverpool’s last six games he has failed to show anything.

I think I’ve spoken about the way I view/comment on young players who struggle these days. That's after s******g myself every time my son puts on a Springbok jersey.