In a season largely absent of illuminating moments, Hugo Ekitike has been Liverpool’s brilliant bright spark.

An instant Kop hero, Ekitike has 'it'. The kid from Reims has both the quantifiable footballing brilliance and the intangible magic many Reds believe will make him the club’s next superstar.

The two-footed technical ability of an artful playmaker, high IQ movement, the pace to leave defenders trailing, and supreme finishing.

All joined by the liberating impetuousness of youth, extreme self-belief, and an undeniable, almost Thierry Henry-like cool factor. A character and personality that’ll endear anyone to the Anfield crowd.

Most crucially though, the young Frenchman scores goals. Lots of them. Sixteen and counting.

A goal within half an hour of his Merseyside derby debut had Kopites singing (if not doing) The Conga. However, the sheer variety of those strikes has also been encouraging.

The nonchalant and perfectly timed one-touch side foot at Newcastle United, the instinctive control and volley barely a minute into...