Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike have both arrived from the Bundesliga at a combined cost of around £200million ($265m) to add new dimensions to Liverpool’s attack, with Mohamed Salah’s extension, signed towards the end of last season, ensuring he will remain as the team’s talisman for another two years.

The headline news is that Florian Wirtz will don the No. 7 shirt during his debut season for the Reds following his blockbuster £116 million ($153.5 million) move from Bayer Leverkusen. The German has never worn the number previously during his senior career but the switch sees him join a pantheon of Liverpool legends.