Thiago Alcantara gave Liverpool fans a real sign of things to come as he made his first start for the club in the 2-2 draw against Everton.
The £27m summer signing for Bayern Munich made a cameo appearance against Chelsea last month when he came off the bench at half-time in the 2-0 win over the Blues.
But after testing positive for coronavirus he was forced to sit out of the two games against Arsenal and the shock defeat to Aston Villa before the international break.
Reds fans have had to be patient to see the player start, but Jurgen Klopp put his faith in the Spaniard on the biggest stage of all to include him in his line-up in the Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park.
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