Jurgen Klopp has already answered £35m transfer question after doubts over Liverpool deal

When Liverpool supporters made the journey to Austria back in September, it wasn't just Europa League opponents LASK Linz who were something of an unknown.

Barring a few brief minutes at the end of the 3-1 Premier League win at Wolves five days earlier, little had been seen of Ryan Gravenberch over the previous 12 months or so.

Having barely featured for Bayern Munich during a difficult debut season with the Bundesliga side, the Holland international almost snuck in under the radar when moving to Liverpool for around £35million on summer transfer deadline day.

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With most Reds calling for a new defensive midfielder, it perhaps wasn't the deal many had anticipated. And while a midfield overhaul was long overdue - and necessary with Jordan Henderson and Fabinho following James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain out the door - there was a nagging doubt. Was Gravenberch actually the type of player Liverpool needed for this season?

The evidence during the subsequent months would indicate the answer is very much in the affirmative.

Gravenberch had long been on the Liverpool radar from when he was being regarded a generational talent by the youth set-up at Ajax, the Reds among those considering a possible move before Bayern swooped in the summer of last year. The 21-year-old, though, started only six games in Germany, a total he has already surpassed during his formative Anfield career.

His full Reds debut came in the opening Europa League group game at tonight's opponents LASK just over two months ago, when Gravenberch announced himself with an