Crucially for Liverpool's purposes however, he is not a pure playmaker in the traditional sense. Jurgen Klopp once remarked that 'no playmaker in the world can be as good as a good counter-pressing situation', and Keita embodies that with his ability to force turnovers high up the pitch. The Guinean will need little time to adapt to Liverpool's style, but will also bring added precision on the ball when teams sit back - a situation Liverpool have sometimes struggled to find an answer to. So yes, there is some Kante in there, but there's also a dollop of Santi Cazorla and Paul Pogba.

Striking comparisons: Lukaku, Morata, Lacazette (and now Aubameyang)

Continuing the Top Trumps theme, the beginning of last season was defined by all manner of tedious social media one-upmanship pitting summer signings Romelu Lukaku, Alvaro Morata and Alexandre Lacazette against each other.

Now there is a re-run and we can expect better from all three. Lukaku had the best campaign of the trio, improving his touch and link-up play significantly as the season progressed. The Belgian was one of the few Manchester United players to emerge with credit, and was excellent at the World Cup in Russia. Some United followers feel the team would be more exciting with a fluid front-line that fully utilises the speed and talent of Alexis Sanchez, Anthony Martial (soon to depart it seems) and Marcus Rashford. Mourinho has always favoured a totem at the point of his attack however, so Lukaku will again be key.