Stu Wright

It's not to say that a massive thing that he's about is then

facilitating others and bringing them into play.

But I think what we've chosen to do by virtue of signing him is we're committing to playing the game for the medium to long term on his terms.

So I think he's one of your aces.

He's one of your absolute top of the pile players in there.

And I think that then sets up what a lot of other people's role is.

I'm not necessarily saying that.

I think it's an interesting conversation because the other thing to point out when we do this, so we said they've paid all the money for Wirtz and he's on all the money for six years.

They've given Gravenberg all the money.

Yeah.

Gravenberg is the one who's got the contract ahead of the rest of them, so they're committed to Gravenberg.

So for me, in terms of a start and berth, there's one other place up for grabs.

And I think on the does Gravenberg want to do other things, I think there's a bit of a thing with Gravenberg where you can make an argument, he can trace the movement to Declan Rice.

Rice, for a couple of seasons in Arsenal, not always, but often played as a lone six, as the deepest.

And now he plays left side to someone who is...

defensively strong but more than that as someone who dictates the tempo of play in the first sort of half slash two thirds of the pitch not similar to Henderson's progression when Fabinho came in Henderson was the lone six and then moved and I wondered if Liverpool might look to recruit someone who plays effectively to the right of Gravenberg

freeze Gravenberg up a little bit to be able to be a bit more of a hard runner like Rice is.

But so often, when you look at Rice and Zubamendi in terms of average position, when you watch the game, they do sit as a two in front of the back two.

And this just makes a ton of sense for me, for Liverpool, because you've gone and got...

the best possible player you could have got to be the attacker midfielder who plays furthest forward.