BERLIN:

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann on Monday backed new Liverpool recruit Florian Wirtz to return to his best form after a low-key start to his Premier League career.

in the summer for 125 million euros ($134 million) plus bonuses, but has not stood out despite the Reds winning their first three matches.

Speaking to reporters in Bratislava before Germany's World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Thursday, Nagelsmann called the 22-year-old midfielder "a key player for us".

The coach said Wirtz had "not been incredibly dominant", and added he needed time to adjust at Liverpool.

"You have to look at the whole gang playing around him. They've spent a few euros on the top squad they've got there and you don't always stand out as an individual."

"Rather it's the overall construct whic

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