Wow: Liverpool’s 37-touch Rolls-Royce absolutely stole the show with first-half USG performance

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Liverpool team (Back Row L-R) Liverpool's Brazilian goalkeeper #01 Alisson Becker, Liverpool's Uruguayan striker #09 Darwin Nunez, Liverpool's French defender #05 Ibrahima Konate, Liverpool's Dutch midfielder #38 Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool's English defender #66 Trent Alexander-Arnold and Liverpool's English defender #78 Jarell Quansah, (front row L-R) Liverpool's Portuguese striker #20 Diogo Jota, Liverpool's English midfielder #19 Harvey Elliott, Liverpool's Japanese midfielder #03 Wataru Endo, Liverpool's Greek defender #21 Kostas Tsimikas and Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah pose for a team photo ahead of kikc off in the UEFA Europa League group E football match between Liverpool and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on October 5, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Ryan Gravenberch may very well prove to be the steal of the summer transfer window if he can keep up these kinds of performances for Liverpool.

In only his sixth outing for the Merseysiders, coming in a Europa League clash with Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, the Dutchman scored just before the half-time break and registered a host of impressive stats, as recorded by Bence Bocsak on X.

The 37-touch midfielder also recorded a pass accuracy of 77%, provided two key passes and won five out of seven ground duels he contested, according to data collected by Sofascore.

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We’ll hold off from saying that Gravenberch is the best thing sliced bread, but the fact remains that the former Bayern Munich player looks a man utterly reborn in the famous red shirt.

Clearly, with all due respect to Thomas Tuchel and Bayern Munich, it wasn’t a good fit between the Bavarians and our latest Dutch sensation.

Whatever the case, his re-introduction to the footballing world has just further evidenced the remarkable hit rate of our recruitment team.

Credit to the manager and our data boffins for having faith in the prospect of revitalising a talent half of Europe was once desperate to sign from Ajax’s famous production line. It looks like it’s already paid off massively.

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