Florian Wirtz’s move to Liverpool has been one of the most exciting transfers across world football this summer.
The fact that Wirtz was reportedly unconvinced about joining Manchester City gave fans and pundits alike to further break down the ramifications of his switch to Arne Slot’s side.
Rayan Cherki came through the door at the Etihad Stadium as the alternative to the former Bayer Leverkusen midfielder.
With Cherki suffering a thigh injury, he could be sidelined for two months — making it tough to determine how he compares to the German international in the meantime.
However, Manchester City News confirmed that Pep Guardiola was keen to sign Wirtz, which further highlights why he is a cracking player.
Emmanuel Petit names Rayan Cherki as a better signing than Florian Wirtz
Jack Wilshere reckons Wirtz is better than Cherki as the pair have been compared on plenty of instances already this campaign.
Due to the Frenchman’s growing profile within the game, perhaps Manchester City’s other summer signings may have gone under the radar.
As for Florian Wirtz, when Emmanuel Petit was asked to ‘blind rank’ where his signing placed among a list of five players by talkSPORT, the World Cup winner replied: “Five.”
Petit claimed Cherki’s addition is better than that of Wirtz, as he promptly responded: “Four” when his countryman was named.
Florian Wirtz and Rayan Cherki’s stats compared in the Premier League
Emmanuel Petit may have watched Cherki more than Wirtz, considering the former rose to stardom in Ligue 1.
However, the Liverpool attacker has emerged as one of Europe’s best youngsters for a few years now.
While it is still early into their Premier League careers, one player’s stats are better.
| STATS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE THIS SEASON | FLORIAN WIRTZ | RAYAN CHERKI |
| APPEARANCES | 3 | 2 |
| GOALS | 0 | 1 |
| ASSISTS | 0 | 0 |
The man in question is Cherki, who has already scored his first goal for Manchester City in the league when he came off the bench against Wolves, while Wirtz is yet to open his account for the Reds.
Both players have yet to provide an assist so far but the Bundesliga winner has started in all of Liverpool’s first three games while the former made his sole start against Tottenham.
As things stand, City’s number 10 is outperforming Wirtz.
