Jurgen Klopp names Liverpool star who has shown 'how good he can be in a difficult season.

Jurgen Klopp insists that Florian Wirtz has all the qualities to be Germany’s talisman at the World Cup.

Wirtz joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen for £100 million last summer. The Reds beat Bayern Munich to the signature of the attacking midfielder, who was regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in Europe.

Wirtz has endured a somewhat difficult maiden season at Anfield, however. His goal in the Reds’ 3-1 win over Crystal Palace last weekend was only his seventh in all competitions, while he has recorded 10 assists in 46 appearances.

But Wirtz will head into this summer’s World Cup as one of Germany’s chief players. And legendary former Liverpool manager Klopp believes that the 22-year-old has ‘shown how good he can be’ this campaign despite the Reds sitting only fourth in the Premier League.

"I hope Flo Wirtz will have a fantastic, fantastic World Cup. I think he has everything you need to be a standout player," Klopp told BBC Sport. "I don't want to put any pressure on the boy. I really think he showed already how good he can be in a difficult season."

Klopp spent nine years as Liverpool manager and engineered the club’s return to the European elite. He guided Liverpool to seven major trophies, including the Premier League and Champions League.

Several of Klopp’s former key players, including Virgil van Dijk (Holland), Mo Salah (Egypt), Alisson Becker (Brazil) and Andy Robertson (Scotland) are set to compete at the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Klopp added: "I hope my players will have a great World Cup. I hope that Andy Robertson and Alisson Becker can enjoy that when they meet each other. Can you imagine that you play together for such a long time and Scotland qualifies first time, I don't know, since when, for the World Cup, and you meet each other, your friends, your mutual friends, and you meet each other in a game like that? I mean, that must be one of the happiest moments in your life.

"I wish Virgil [van Dijk] will have a great tournament. I really wish for Mo [Salah] that he will have a great tournament. I honestly wish that Sadio [Mane] will have a great tournament. Macca [Alexis Mac Allister], if he won, if they win it again. It was so nice to see him with a medal around his neck and when he came back to Brighton.

"So many [of my] former players are part of the World Cup, which is really, really nice.”