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As a result, Liverpool players littered the nominations for individual rewards, but only one star missed out on EA SPORTS’ Team of the Year, which Trent Alexander-Arnold found ‘strange’.

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Joel Matip arguably had his best season in a Liverpool shirt during the 2018/19 campaign, with the centre-back putting in an impressive display during the Champions League final.

Therefore, it was a surprise to many when the defender was the only Liverpool star left out of EA Sports’ Team of the Year.

It’s a team sport, and to do the things that we’ve done, it takes more than just the eleven people that start, it takes a full squad.

“I don’t think Joel (Matip) got nominated, which is a bit strange, because he proved that he was one of the best center-backs in the league, if not the world over the course of last season.

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“Yeah, I think, to do the things that we’ve done, we’ve had to work so hard and put the time in.

So I’d say it was disappointing not to see the whole team in it.”

The centre-back was a loved figure at Liverpool, evident in how Virgil van Dijk responded to Matip’s retirement last year.

Many view the centre-back as the best free transfer Liverpool have ever made, although there is an argument for another.

There are not many players in the history of Liverpool who have been signed on a free transfer, which is why Matip is in the conversation for the best the Reds have ever made, although the centre-back was a quality player.

When it comes to the best player Liverpool have ever signed on a free, it has to be Milner.