Lucas Leiva's departure to Lazio was an unassuming one for an unassuming player, who seemed to get a lot of Liverpool fans agitated despite his own inoffensive nature.
Bought by Rafael Benitez from Gremio in 2007, he was the least exciting purchase that year and yet he has outlasted all of them. Fernando Torres, Ryan Babel and Yossi Benayoun have long since left Anfield.
Benitez was able to call on Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano for central midfield so from day one, affable Brazilian Lucas had a fight on his hands to stake a place in the side.