Naby Keita was recently surprised to learn that he holds a Premier League record.



No player has been involved in more games without ever being on the losing side. It’s now 28 matches and counting after Saturday’s thumping of Bournemouth.



In truth, that says a lot more about the staggering standards Liverpool have set over the past 18 months than the Guinea international’s impact on English football’s top-flight.



Keita’s Anfield career has yet to truly ignite since his £52.75 million move from RB Leipzig in July 2018. He’s the one big-money signing of Jurgen Klopp’s reign who has struggled to live up to his hefty price tag.



There have been flashes of brilliance along the way but he hasn’t come close to consistently replicating the kind of form that lit up the Bundesliga and led to Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards moving swiftly in order to beat Barcelona and Bayern Munich to his...