Liverpool gambled on Jacquet and it is paying off

Liverpool beat Chelsea to the signing of Jeremy Jacquet and the defender is thriving at Anfield. Things could have been very different… No Liverpool outfield player has featured for more minutes than Jacquet this season Jeremy Jacquet's choice of song for his Instagram post after Liverpool beat Brighton on Sunday and kept their fourth clean sheet of the season was telling. "Trust in the process, trust in the plan" were some of the lyrics, accompanying a selection of images from the game. That is very much what the 21-year-old has been doing – and more – since joining Liverpool in a deal worth £60m over the summer. Things could have been very different had Liverpool pressed further with their pursuit of Leny Yoro in 2024.

Yet in going down that route, they were alerted to another French centre-back in Jacquet, who was playing for Rennes. Yoro chose to move to Manchester United from Lille and could well go on to be an elite centre-half but on Sunday afternoon, it was hard not to notice the difference between the pair. Yoro, 20, made a calamitous error as United lost to Bournemouth while Jacquet put in another assured performance against Brighton. The ease with which he has adapted to playing for Liverpool has been impressive and even surprised senior figures at the