Naby Keita has taken the No.8 shirt that has hung vacant at Anfield since the departure of talismanic captain Steven Gerrard in 2015.
The Guinea international - who officially became a Liverpool player on July 1 - will become the sixth man to don the digit since the introduction of Premier League squad numbers in 1993.
Here, we've cast a glance back at his five predecessors.
Although past players like John Aldridge and Jimmy Case also became synonymous with the No.8 jersey, designated numbers weren't introduced as standard in the English top flight until the 1993-94 season.