Diaz impact and potential analysed

A month into his Liverpool career and Luis Diaz is already lifting trophies. The January signing was one of his side's most impressive performers in Sunday's Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea, with Jamie Carragher calling him Liverpool’s best player on the day.

Against Chelsea, he was a constant attacking threat down the left. He attempted the most dribbles, had the most touches in the box and, perhaps surprisingly, received more passes from Liverpool defenders than any other player.

His presence also appeared to adjust Liverpool's preference of attacking down the right. This is something they have done in the Premier League more than any other side this season but, during Sunday's final, Diaz's left flank was clearly favoured.

No-look passes, tricks and a constant urge to take on defenders are features of his game that will thrill fans, as they did against Chelsea, but his end product will make a difference for Liverpool. Judging by his statistics in Portugal this season, there will be plenty of that accompanying his natural flair.

At Porto, and in his very early Liverpool career, Diaz has essentially provided a quadruple threat of problems for defenders. His ability to persistently shoot, create, dribble and still be effective in the air, is an attacking combination rarely seen to this extent.

Combining his returns at both clubs, he averages at least three shots, two chances created, dribbles completed and aerials won per 90 minutes this season. To put that into context, that is something no player to play substantial time in a Premier League season has ever done since Opta started collecting this data in 2003. Most of that was achieved in Portugal, but he's continued those averages during his short time in England.