Perhaps the label will irk Richarlison, who talks an awfully good game for a striker who is not even the leading goalscorer at his own mid-table club, but anyway, here goes: the best defender in the world walks into the room at the Liverpool training ground, sits down at a table and lets a cautious grin spread over his face at the thought of what awaits in the days ahead.
Virgil van Dijk does not care for labels, nor does he pay heed to the opinions of an Everton forward who says he is not in the top three centre-backs in the game.