It’s fair to say former Liverpool and current Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is a big fan of the Reds' new No.5.

Speaking in March, the Spaniard said: “Because he is so good, he can play everywhere and do well. 

“We were thinking about where to play him the other day, and we said: ‘His best position could be behind the striker’.

“But because he is doing well he can play on the right, he can play on the left.

“And even then I was talking to him about when he was playing against Costa Rica in the World Cup in Brazil, in a deeper position, and he can play there too because he is so good.”