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Stop-start Naby Keita can still be influential for Liverpool in historic season

The Guinea international has struggled to get his career at Anfield going, but he remains an exciting option to have in the pursuit of European glory

When Liverpool announced the signing, a year in advance, of midfielder Naby Keita, there was little to suggest it would be anything other than a roaring success.

Think of everything that makes the Reds great: pressing, speed, dynamism right through the team, the ability to swarm and overwhelm opponents. Then remember just how unplayable Keita was at RasenBallsport Leipzig; his ability to command the midfield, to transition rapidly from defence to attack, and to crack in belters from the edge of the area.