Federico Chiesa starred in FA Cup tie – can that finally kickstart his Liverpool career?

When Liverpool signed Federico Chiesa towards the end of last summer’s transfer window, it looked for all the world as through the Reds had pulled off yet another marketplace masterclass.

The forward played a starring role in Italy’s Euro 2020 triumph and had scored 47 goals in Serie A, so to land him for an initial £10m (plus £2.5m in add-ons) from Juventus seemed almost too good to be true.

Our new number 14 would be bedded in gently given that he didn’t have a pre-season under his belt...