At the age of just 20, Neco Williams is surely one of the first names on the team-sheet for Wales.
The Red Wall has seen him turn in several superb performances for his country this year, including a stunning man-of-the-match showing against Belarus.
His emergence has perhaps eased a few of the background concerns many will already be harbouring about the post-Gareth Bale/Aaron Ramsey era that, sadly, is lurking just around the World-Cup-shaped corner.
His is a shining example of the talent that's ready to step up over the coming years.
However, like some of his Wales colleagues, there are still some major questions over his club future, with opportunities at Liverpool proving frustratingly limited.
It's mainly been due to circumstance, of course. Williams just so happens to have been dealt the severe misfortune of sitting behind Trent Alexander-Arnold, one of the most gifted full-backs of his generation, in the pecking order.
Even Williams' brief reinvention on the other flank in a more advanced role for Wales doesn't appear to be enough to pierce a hole of accommodation in Jurgen Klopp's first team plans.
But Tuesday in the Champions League was yet another proverbial knock on the manager's door from the Welsh starlet and, judging by the bear hug he gave the youngster when he came off, Klopp knew it.
Through a Welsh lens, Williams' performance at the San Siro wasn't all that remarkable or out of the ordinary. We're used to these sorts of showings. Indeed, the way he roams the flanks so regularly and so brilliantly for Wales feels so common that his excellence already seems a little routine.
If social media is anything to go by, there's a growing contingent of Liverpool fans that also believe they have another special player on their hands.
The naysayers will labour the point that this was a meaningless rubber, a fixture of little importance or real pressure.
There's some weight to that argument. Williams was one of several young stars handed a chance to impress, with Nat Phillips and 19-year-old Tyler Morton also afforded an opportunity to take the stage inside one of world football's mos famous venues.
But while there was little riding on this game aside from records, the quality of Williams' performance cannot be overlooked.
He won all of his tackles, the last one of which was perhaps his most noteworthy.
The Welshman stood up brilliantly to the £45m-rated Theo Hernandez in the closing minutes, before sending a lovely pass into Naby Keita on the counter-attack that probably should have seen Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain net a third goal.
To see a young inexperienced player show such little fear in an environment like the San Siro on a Champions League night, is a sign that many of his doubters (if he still has any) surely can't ignore.
His potential is there for all to see, and there's no question that he's better than the three starts he's managed to muster this season.
It's no surprise then to see his future come under speculation ahead of the January window.
Southampton, Burnley and Leeds have been mentioned as potential suitors in the past, with Liverpool believed to be keen on recouping as much as £10m should the youngster move on.
Given his lack of Premier League minutes, it's a price tag that may well be seen by some clubs as a little bit of a gamble.
However, something clearly needs to give soon, and moments like Tuesday night may well just convince someone, somewhere that he's more than worth a punt when the window re-opens.
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