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Andy Robertson caught the eye for Liverpool
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Reds full back likely to add to his 57 PL assists soon
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Alfie Doughty's left peg is Luton's most potent weapon
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Robbo returns with a bang for Liverpool
We now live in a world where full backs are playmakers, providing a main source of imagination to the way a team attacks. Once upon a time, no-one wanted to grow up to be Gary Neville - but they now dream of being Trent Alexander-Arnold.
But let's not forget, Liverpool have another full back that is idolised on Merseyside.
Andrew Robertson - remember him?
He has been unavailable for selection for 18 domestic matches owing to a shoulder injury. You'd be forgiven for noticing whether Jurgen Klopp's team even missed him though. Liverpool went unbeaten in that run of 18 fixtures as Joe Gomez came in and looked like he'd been playing left back all his life.
But Gomez isn't Robertson. Liverpool have missed that energy, drive and quality down that left flank - as Saturday's 3-1 win over Burnley epitomised.
His all-action and dynamic performance was a reminder of the creative force he offers Klopp's men.
When Trent Alexander-Arnold departed at half-time, he sprung to the fore as Liverpool's main outlet out wide. In a style of football that is all about tempo and intensity, he is the unheralded trigger man, doing more than meets the eye. He made 327 intensive runs in the game - as collated by Opta, which was more than any other player as his constant willingness to run hard and fast kept Liverpool's tempo at full throttle during key moments in the match.
He came to the party in terms of chance creation, too, especially in the second half. He created five chances from a total of 14 crosses into the box - he deserved an assist based on creating 0.3 worth of expected assists.
"I thought I had rhythm," Robertson said.
"I was up and down as I normally would be, I tried to help Diaz on the overlap and get involved in the game."
If he plays with the same vigour and provides similar quality over the next few weeks, then he's a runner on the Betfair Sportsbook to register an assist in Liverpool's upcoming fixtures.
With Alexander-Arnold nursing another injury, Robertson will need to provide the attacking width from full back as there isn't an attacking option in reserve with Conor Bradley on compassionate leave and still very raw at this level.
Robertson also will become more heavily involved in the set piece duties for a side that have posted the most shots at goal (111) from such situations this season.
Let's not forget either that Robertson's tally of 57 Premier League assists is only bettered by nine players since 2006. That's more than Mesut Ozil. More than Eden Hazard. More than Cesc Fabregas.
We're dealing with a world-class provider right here, still very much in his prime, playing with some of the deadliest finishers around. If the price is right against the right opposition, then he must be backed in the assist markets.
Doughty's left peg is a punters pal
Only one player created more chances for their teammates across Saturday's Premier League card than Robertson - and low and behold, it was another full back. See, told you they were the playmakers of this generation.
Alfie Doughty's wand of a left peg is Luton's most potent attacking weapon. That was on show again in their defeat to Sheffield United where he created nine chances for his teammates.
With Robertson sidelined, impressive left backs have been hard to find in the Premier League this campaign with Destiny Udogie at Tottenham making a strong claim but in terms of importance and attacking output, Doughty would be my choice of filling the left-back spot in a Premier League XI based on this season.
Doughty is a phenomenal crosser of a ball so pushing him to the forefront of the gameplan into aerially dominant strikers might seem like one-dimensional football but if that dimension is creating chances, then why not go all-in on it. That's what Luton boss Rob Edwards is doing.
The 24-year-old, who was playing on loan in the Isthmian League Premier Division for Kingstonian just five years ago, has taken the step up to Premier League football in his stride.
He's registered five assists from his attack-minded role down the left flank.
His crossing statistics from a dead ball have him mixing it with the likes of Alexander-Arnold and James Ward-Prowse for accuracy when assessing the league as a whole.
Despite their defeat to Sheffield United, Luton's performance was still full of intent, winning 13 corners and posting 13 shots inside the box. They remain an reliable team to invest in when it comes to their attacking output so Doughty's assist prices on the Betfair Sportsbook is an angle to keep in your thoughts for the coming weeks.