Gerard Brand

But what makes him special, Jamie?

Why is he able to create this huge number of assists when we know there are other players in the Premier League who are very talented on the ball in midfield areas?

So if we contrast him then with Jordan Henderson, who you've also named as one of your contenders, he's got five Premier League assists this season.

So he's quite a different player, isn't he?

And is he almost in there for his leadership in that team rather than so much of what he's doing when the ball's at his feet?

It was a long time ago, Jamie.

Yeah, I think when Naby Keita came in, I think a lot of us might have thought that that midfield might...

start being reshaped.

But certainly players like Wijnaldum and Henderson have really fought for their positions, haven't they?

And stepped up again, really.

OK, well, let's talk about that icing on the cake then, Jamie, because as part of your top five, you put forward Mane and Salah as well.

Thank you.

Let's start with Mane, shall we?

How has he really kicked on this season?

It feels to me like he has become Liverpool's go-to man at big moments.

He's scored goals, won the matches, lots of winners in his list of goals this season.

Yeah, I was going to say to you, it feels like he's stepped out of Salah's shadow a little bit in the last 12 months or so, and as I say, stepped up to the plate there.

But then on the other hand, it almost feels like we're doing Salah a little bit of a disservice there, because he still scored 20 goals this season, 16 in the Premier League.

And I think Jamie Carragher might have said it on Monday Night Football a little while ago, do we always get to the point where we take Salah for granted a little bit in this team?

And every week you see that he's scored again, but it's almost a bit...