2. Cody Gakpo
As I mentioned earlier in this piece, as Liverpool strolled to an eventual Premier League title, it was the usual suspects that were garnering all or most of the plaudits.
Even Luis Diaz, who has scored 12 league goals this term, was being spoken about as one of the most important players for Arne Slot throughout the campaign.
Following van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo completed the Reds' trinity of Dutch stars on the pitch, and his efforts might not be so readily recognized. As of this note, Gakpo has scored 9 goals and bagged 4 assists in the Premier League.
His creative verve and directness whenever he is on the ball has become a vital piece of the puzzle when teams are dropping everyone back on defense.
He did a lot of his heavy lifting in league action during the first portion of the season, which is when Liverpool stretched their points advantage and began putting things in cruise control for the final few months.