Wataru Endo is already considered by many to be the best signing of the Reds in many years

Before the arrival of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai the team had plenty of creative and attacking players, but lacked a defensive midfielder, which raised doubts about the team's performance. The arrival of Wataru Endo at Liverpool, where he arrived as a complete stranger. He is the captain of the Japan national team and was captain of Stuttgart.

Today, almost six months after his arrival, he is undoubtedly the man who was needed to give balance to the team led by Jürgen Klopp. During his first few appearances at Anfield Endo left some doubts about his level and whether he would be a suitable player for the Premier League.

Injuries have made Wataru adapt much quicker, as the team needed security and the Japanese has done quite well during the last few weeks, where he has played 5 games in 13 days, against a very saturated schedule and with several injured players.

During the last two weeks Endo made it clear that he can be the defensive midfielder that the team needs, because although he is not a spectacular player, he is a safe player, who contributes a lot to the team. He also seems to be something of an unstoppable machine, as he never stops running for the ball.

His first half at Anfield

Wataru arrived after the Reds' failed attempts to sign Moisés Caicedo. So on his arrival at Anfield and according to information from Fabrizio Romano, Klopp was told he was going to be an important player this season, as well as being a "perfect and serious player" and "the best professional at an economic price". Liverpool certainly made some big signings in the summer, but Szoboszlai and Endo are the best.