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Ever since Reds legend Georginio Wijnaldum left Liverpool at the end of his contract in 2021, multiple players have been hailed as a possible heir. But as it turns out, the closest match, in the sense of being simultaneously important and often overlooked, is a player some feared would lose his place in the wake of the club's spending spree. READ MORE: ' READ MORE: '

Curtis Jones has been playing a key role for Liverpool (Image: Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)



While the sample size for the current campaign is inescapably small, Jones was also first for this metric among the Liverpool midfielders who played at least 1,000 minutes last season. Ultimately, this might not be the Curtis Jones that we envisioned, but it might just be the version of Jones that becomes a first-choice player for Klopp's Liverpool long-term.