Incredible numbers behind Liverpool youngster's performances shows why team-mates are so impressed
Having started the first half in costly fashion, there was a fear Liverpool were about to make the same mistake once again on Sunday.
After a Reds attack had broken down, one pass through the lines by Brighton led to a ball over the top of the defence on to which danger man Simon Adingra could chase. Anfield, mindful of what had gone before, held its collective breath.
The home supporters needn't have worried. While Jarell Quansah did well to intercept the initial pass, where the centre-back truly earned rapturous applause was with the manner he then juggled possession, withstood the physical threat of Adingra and then produced a calm Cruyff turn to move away from the Brighton man and bring the ball forward.
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Composed, calculated and decisive, this was trademark Quansah and, dare it be said, an action worthy of his centre-back colleague Virgil van Dijk. Nor was it the only time Quansah proved his worth when, after a testing first half up against Adringa and Brighton goalscorer Danny Welbeck, the youngster underlined why he has started Liverpool's last five games at the heart of defence.
Indeed, while Ibrahima Konate was back available following a hamstring problem, Quansah's form meant there was no great need from Jurgen Klopp to rush the France international back into action. Rotation suggests there's every chance Konate could start for the visit of Sheffield United on Thursday, but there is an argument Quansah should be starting on merit at present.
It's quite the leap for a player who before the start of the season had got as far as three places on the bench as an unused
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