Just how old is too old when it comes to helping run a Premier League midfield in the modern era?
A good measure is to look at top flight legends such as Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, who called time on their major careers in England at 34 and 36 years old respectively back in 2015.
Even then you need to factor in the emergence of the pressing systems and increasing reliability on pace that have evolved in the time since by the likes of managers Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino.