National player Florian Wirtz celebrated his debut for the English top club FC Liverpool in a secret test.
In the 5: 0 (4: 0) in the Reds training center against the second division club Stoke City, with the exclusion of the public, Bayer Leverkusen’s record exit was in the starting eleven and initiated Darwin Nunez (6th).
The Uruguayer Nunez scored a three -pack within just 14 minutes, and Rio Ngumoha and Federico Chiesa took care of the further goals. According to English media reports, Wirtz played in the center behind a three -year attack with Nunez, Ngumoha and Mohamed Salah.
The entire team was replaced at half-time, and in the second round Wirtz ‘former Bayer teammate Jeremie Frimpong was used.
Wirtz was switched to the Anfield Road for up to 150 million euros in summer. The 22-year-old had become the record transfer of the English and the most expensive departure in the Bundesliga. During the test, he wore number 58, and the club wants to announce its permanent jersey number, as with all other new additions, at a later date.
For the LFC, the test game went to Asia for the preparatory trip. Next Saturday, Wirtz could present itself to the general public for the first time in Hong Kong against AC Milan, and another friendly against Yokohama F. Marinos is coming up in Tokyo on July 30th.