Show us the company you keep, so the old saying goes, and we’ll tell you what you are. It’s a handy rule of thumb, so let’s apply it to Igor Thiago.
A magnificent hat-trick, his first in the Premier League, was sealed with a nerveless 40-yard run and dink over Jordan Pickford, the kind of finish that defined a striker in form. It took him up to 14 for the season and, in the big five leagues, only Harry Kane, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe have more.
Not a bad collection, is it?