Jurgen Klopp picked up his first win as Germany boss with a 2-0 victory over Serbia in the Nations League.
Germany 2-0 Serbia: Klopp earns first win after stunning Wirtz display
After falling short in his first two games with Germany, Jurgen Klopp finally got into the win column with a dominant victory over Serbia.
Florian Wirtz was the star of the show in a relentless display from the home side at the Allianz Arena, with the Liverpool midfielder scoring the second goal after Tom Bischof got a deserved opener late in the first half.
Germany started on the front foot as Aleksandar Pavlovic curled narrowly wide before Nick Woltemade sent a header off target, while Gnabry dragged an effort wide of the left post in the 18th minute, following a brilliant pass from Wirtz.
Djordje Petrovic was then on hand to deny both Gnabry and Wirtz with two brilliant saves, but he could do nothing when Bischof fired into the roof of the net after Wirtz's initial effort bounced back off the post, six minutes before half-time.
Germany continued to push either side of the break, with Petrovic tipping a fierce attempt from Bischof over the bar before Said El Mala's deflected strike landed just wide of the right post after the restart.
Woltemade inexplicably fired over from mere yards out from Philipp Treu's cross, but Germany doubled their lead just past the hour as Wirtz showed brilliant skill to take in a pass from Maximilian Mittelstadt and dribble past Srdjan Babic before scoring.
Serbia's first, and only, shot came in the 78th minute as Jonas Urbig easily dealt with a long-range attempt from Filip Kostic, as Germany's dominance on the ball was too much for the visitors to handle.
Wirtz inspires Germany to three points
The only criticism Klopp could possibly give his side will relate to their wastefulness in front of goal, as they scored just twice despite accumulating 3.82 expected goals (xG) from 32 shots, six of which were Opta-defined big chances.
Germany had as many shots on goal in the first half as they managed in their entire previous match against Greece (16).
But the former Liverpool boss will take great joy from the performance of current Reds player Wirtz; aside from the two goals, Klopp's biggest smile on the touchline came when Wirtz regained possession in the final third.
Despite his struggles at club level this term, Wirtz was at his best for Germany against Serbia. He created a match-high six chances, recorded the most touches in the opposition box (eight) and completed two of his three dribbles, while also playing a key role in Bischof's opener.
Wirtz scored his 12th goal for Germany at the age of 21 years and 37 days; only Edmund Conen in 1935 (20 years, 281 days) and Lukas Podolski in 2006 (20 years, 357 days) reached this milestone for the German national team at a younger age.
