LIVERPOOL -- With Liverpool under pressure in the dying minutes of their battling 2-1 victory over Everton , the ball fell to Ryan Gravenberch . The midfielder, camped deep inside of his own half, took it in stride and released it to Mohamed Salah . Within seconds, Liverpool were bearing down on the Everton goal.

It was far from the most eye-catching moment in Gravenberch's all-action display, but it reinforced a sentiment that is becoming increasingly difficult to argue against: he has become irreplaceable to Liverpool.

The Netherlands midfielder was something of an afterthought when he first arrived at Anfield in a £34 million move from Bayern Munich in 2022. Now, he stands alongside captain Virgil van Dijk and the talismanic Salah as a vital cog in Arne Slot's Liverpool ma

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