Liverpool enjoyed a record-breaking transfer window this summer as they embarked on a £450m spending spree. Recruiting eight new senior players, it is the most they have spent and the most they have ever signed in a single window.

They committed to breaking the British transfer record twice in the process, signing Florian Wirtz in a deal worth up to a potential £116m deal from Bayer Leverkusen before landing Alexander Isak in an £125m switch from Newcastle United on transfer deadline day.

In truth, the arrival of the German and the lengthy pursuit of the Swede - along with new signings in both full-back positions in Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez - allowed Liverpool’s third-most expensive arrival to come in almost under the radar without the same weight of expectation.

Hugo Ekitike joined the...