The Egyptian king posted on social media that he wanted the Reds to "go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies” which sparked controversy amongst the club.
Despite the post dividing opinion, the vast majority of the Liverpool’s squad liked the post on Instagram with some players such as Hugo Ekitike even applauding Salah for his honest statement.
Now, speaking to The Athletic, Wirtz has revealed that he, like many of the squad, simply understand that Salah wants what is best for the club before he departs this summer.
“Mo has known the club for a long time now. He’s just an honest guy. He says what he thinks. This should be OK. If you want to speak, you should be able to speak.
"Of course, it was a bit of a difficult season for all of us, including Mo. In my opinion, it got made bigger than it was. I don’t think he attacked anyone. I like Mo’s mentality in general - how he sees things, how he works. He’s a guy you can listen to, because he has seen a lot.
“He wasn’t attacking anyone. With the ‘likes’ players gave, I think it was made too big. For me, it was just a thing that he wanted to say because he’s leaving. He wanted to make everyone in the club alert that we have to work more and do better.
“We are all anything but happy with this season. I think we can still make a little bit out of it by qualifying for the Champions League on Sunday.
"We have to do that. Then in the summer, we need to clear our heads and attack next season, because we have a very good squad and we can do much better.”
Salah will play his final game for the club at Anfield on Sunday in what is his farewell game against Brentford. As he packs his bags it is clear that many of the squad feel like him as they reflect on such a tragic season.