There are hundreds of voices we could use to offer a glowing reference for Liverpool’s £116million man Florian Wirtz but a surprisingly enlightening one could be the rival manager plotting how to stop him this weekend.
‘He is an excellent player,' replied Everton boss David Moyes when asked about Wirtz on the eve of Saturday's Merseyside derby. 'He is a really good signing for Liverpool. He will go on to be an exceptional player in time. People will soon recognise that.
'He is a really, really talented footballer. I wish he was playing for me!