When Liverpool signed Florian Wirtz for a then club record fee, the German playmaker arrived having been given assurances of his tactical role as the Reds’ No. 10.

It was a bold tactical plan, one which both Wirtz himself and Arne Slot have since confirmed was discussed before his signing. Reports suggested it was one of the reasons the 22-year-old committed to Merseyside over becoming Kevin de Bruyne’s heir at Man City.

Pre-season and the opening games of the season saw Wirtz, who played most often for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany from a left-sided position rather than purely in the centre, in the No. 10 position as Slot adjusted his midfield from a 1-2 setup to a 2-1 setup to accommodate the new man.

It meant that one of last season’s midfield trio, who complemented each other admirably, had to make way. Injury and lack of form for Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai being asked to do the okey-cokey and play right back, centre midfield and sometimes No. 10 all within the same match, means we don’t exactly know what the preferred midfield three is now.

Indeed, we don’t have any idea what the actual plan is here.