Mo Salah, much like another cog in the Jurgen Klopp machine, was not the first-choice signing at Liverpool. Some Plan Bs work out rather well.

Eberechi Eze will once again hope to resist the urge to walk out on England, with an unlikely Three Lions hero made clear by the squad numbers.

A forgotten Liverpool player and three genuine Premier League all-timers will be among the assorted World Cup backroom staff this summer.

Manchester United will 'not bid as high as the figures' Nottingham Forest want for Elliot Anderson - so when will they break their transfer record?

Mikel Arteta was responsible for giving debuts to the two youngest Premier League players ever. Arsenal are about to sign the kid in third.