Harvey Elliott

Elliott plays with a low centre of gravity that lets him ride a tackle and keep the ball moving rather than losing it in the challenge, unusual for a player still developing physically. He can operate wide, centrally or in a deeper midfield role, adjusting his game to whatever gap Liverpool need filling that week. His passing range and energy make him a useful option in several different areas of the pitch.

Elliott dislocated his ankle badly as a teenager, an injury serious enough that plenty of players never fully recover the same sharpness, yet he returned looking just as quick. The question now is whether he settles into one position long enough to become undroppable there, rather than remaining a talented option filling gaps across midfield and the wing. Watch where he lines up in the biggest matches, because that reveals where the staff rate him most highly.