Kyle Walker-Peters

Walker-Peters is at his best with the ball rolling under his foot, accelerating into space rather than standing and waiting for a pass to arrive. He times his runs past the winger ahead of him, then searches for the pass that breaks a defensive line instead of the safer ball backwards. Defensively he relies on anticipation and positioning rather than a needless tackle, which keeps him rarely beaten for pace out wide.

The question is whether that carrying instinct still pays off once opponents organise specifically to stop it, because a deep, patient block can crowd out the space he needs. He built this reputation for a struggling side, which at least proves he can produce it without much protection in front of him. How often he gets forward, rather than simply defends, will say plenty about how West Ham want to play.