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Naby Keita will forever be a figure in Liverpool history who has both commentators and fans scratching their heads in confusion. Impressing to such an extent in Germany that supporters were (hyperbolically, with the benefit of hindsight) labelling the Guinean the next Steven Gerrard, it still doesn’t quite make sense why the No.8 didn’t kick on as expected in England.

Six of the 10 games he missed were due to suspension. Staff point to the challenge of adjusting to greater intensity and physicality than he was used to both in training and matches — something Keita admitted himself he struggled with.



In a strange twist of fate, James Milner will be remembered more favourably than Naby Keita (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) //www.empireofthekop.com/2023/05/23/liverpool-announcement-imminent-falk-contract-details/Naby Keita: The lost Liverpool careery?



Naby Keita has a win rate of 70.54% when he has played for Liverpool – (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Perhaps, some might be inclined to argue, it was always doomed to fall short of expectations given the man Keita was coming into replace in legendary figure Steven Gerrard – a man many have claimed to be the club’s greatest player of all time.