When Liverpool announced the £85million signing of striker Darwin Nunez just a day after Erling Haaland joined Manchester City, it felt like it could be the dawn of one of the great Premier League rivalries.
Two young big-money front men, big in stature and big in reputation, ready to go head-to-head to fire their sides to glory.
Only, it never worked out like that. Haaland hit the ground running and never looked back, fired City to back-to-back titles and picked up two golden boots in the process.