As Trent Alexander-Arnold's move to Real Madrid transitioned from an "if" to a "when," his eventual departure posed a unique set of problems for Liverpool to solve. The England international may have his faults, but at his boyhood club, he had evolved into one of the game's greatest wingbacks – and a unique one at that. Finding a successor to fill Alexander-Arnold's role was a more sound strategy than finding a direct replacement, but the Reds hit the sweet spot by signing Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen , landing a player who was as close to a like-for-like swap as they could possibly find. Anything more than a superficial glance, though, reveals that Alexander-Arnold and Frimpong have overlapping but different tactical profiles.

The pair are well-suited to play right

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