The Dutch midfielder was linked with a move away in the summer but has been back to his very best so far this season
Mo Salah’s scoring, Alisson Becker’s settling and Virgil van Dijk is cruising.
But amid Liverpool’s perfect start to the new Premier League campaign it is another, less-heralded star who is shining.
Gini Wijnaldum is not the type of player to generate headlines anymore, with his days as a free-scoring attacking midfielder seemingly behind him. But in Jurgen Klopp’s new-look Reds side, stylish and solid, the Dutchman remains a key figure.
A surprise to some, perhaps.