Florian Wirtz said he ignores criticism as scrutiny over his Liverpool form continued. He featured in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Brighton, where his effort was recorded as an own goal by Pascal Gross.
Wirtz's response to the attention
Speaking to Sky, Wirtz said: "I don't care at all about what anyone says about me, because I pay it no attention whatsoever."
He added: "I play football because I enjoy it. I want to succeed, and that is natural."
Asked why the media talk about him so much, he said: "Maybe I'm just an interesting person."
Wirtz also said: "It's fine, I'll deal with it."
What GOAL said about Carragher
GOAL said Jamie Carragher criticised Wirtz after Liverpool's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.
GOAL said Carragher called on the manager to rest Wirtz and leave him out of the starting line-up.
Brighton match and league wait
Wirtz played in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Brighton.
His effort in that match was recorded as an own goal by Pascal Gross.
Wirtz is still chasing his first Premier League goal of the season.
Season numbers
Across his first season with Liverpool, Wirtz had 7 goals and 10 assists in 49 matches.
This season he has one goal in the Champions League and 3 assists in 10 matches.
That Champions League goal came in a 4-3 win over Villarreal.