Alan Shearer playfully warned fans not to get too excited about Florian Wirtz scoring his first goal for Liverpool, given it was against 20th-placed Wolves. The goal had been a long time coming, six months after the midfielder's £116m transfer from Bayer Leverkusen.

Just a minute after Ryan Gravenberch broke the deadlock in the match at Anfield on Saturday, Wirtz capitalised on Hugo Ekitike's assertive build-up play to sprint towards the goal and nudge the ball past Jose Sa. His goal turned out to be pivotal as the Reds clinched a 2-1 victory over a side yet to secure a win this season.

The situation is so bleak for Wolves that one fan, 'John', pleaded with The Rest is Football podcast hosts Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards to avoid discussing his club this week.

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Lineker steered the conversation towards Wirtz's standout performance, prompting Richards to respond: "Well, we said he was gonna be signing of the season so we need him to score a few more goals!".

"They spent £100m and I was giving him the big spiel!'Into half spaces, he turns, he's got technical ability' - all these sorts of things, and he scores his first goals, which I'm absolutely buzzing but I want more because we gave him the big build-up!"

Shearer shot back: "Let's not get carried away, it was only Wolves at home, guys," before quickly adding: "John, I'm winding you up!"

The Premier League's record goalscorer was particularly taken with Wirtz's blossoming connection with one Liverpool colleague.

"I tell you what, there is definitely a thing happening between him and Ekitike - the understanding, ball's into each other and how they sort of compliment each other," he admitted. "I thought that was really good yesterday."

Wirtz has already responded to Richards' calls for greater attacking output, telling BBC Sport over the weekend: "It was very nice the feeling on the pitch with the fans around. I was very happy and I still am.

"I was confident that I would score one day. I wanted to start earlier scoring and assisting but it was like this and I have to accept it. I just know that it will come and I try to keep going like that."

The 22 year old reflected on their latest performance, saying: "We played a brilliant first half. Everyone was working hard. In the last 20 minutes, we made it a bit difficult. I cannot explain why. We have to change that.

"That's how we want to do it. We want to be there and be on top of the table. It's not been an easy start for us but we're doing better and getting the points."

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