How many times have we seen Philippe Coutinho come in from the left side and bend the ball into the opposite corner of the opposing goal during his time at Liverpool?

The Brazilian has become so used to it during his years at Anfield that it has become his trademark.

But since leaving four years ago, Liverpool have never really had someone capable of doing the same.

Yes, players have scored goals from distance, and yes, Mohamed Salah can do the same, but he plays on the opposite flank.

Sadio Mané’s game doesn’t really understand what Coutinho did. He would descend more outside than inside.

But Liverpool could now have a replacement for Coutinho (at least in this regard) in the form of Luis Díaz, with the Colombian set to sign for the club.

The left winger has dazzled this season for the Portuguese side, and many of his goals have been Coutinho-esque in their execution: running down the left and either bend the ball or smash it into the far corner.

A quick trip to YouTube may give Liverpool fans a glimpse of what he will bring to Anfield under Jürgen Klopp.

And Portuguese football expert Tom Kundert said he expects some spectacular goals from Diaz on the latest Blood Red podcast.

“His goals, his percentage of his goals, which are spectacular goals, it’s absolutely unbelievable, there isn’t a player like him,” Kundert said.

“In Portugal he tends to score some really amazing goals. A normal player would really only score one or two in a season or even a career, but he seems to have made it his calling card.

“There is a certain type of goal for Díaz, and I saw that against Sporting earlier in the season.

“He picked up the ball on the left flank, cut inside at the top of the box and curled it into the far corner with his right foot.

“It was a superb goal, and typical of Díaz.

“He’s a bit like Arjen Robben, everyone knew what he would do, but that didn’t help the defenders, you just couldn’t stop him.”

An additional element of Díaz’s game that Coutinho’s lacked is his aerial ability. Many of his goals for Porto since his breakthrough have come from the air, which Coutinho, standing just 5ft 6in, was understandably no good at.

Díaz’s specialty will also give Jürgen Klopp an extra bonus in the second half of this season, as Díaz will be something unfamiliar to many Premier League defenders.

The element of surprise will work for a while before the opposition finally figure out how to stop it.

But as Kundert said, everyone knew what Robben was going to do, but that didn’t stop him or Coutinho when he played for Liverpool.

Some things you can’t defend yourself against.

While it might be best not to take the plunge and get over-excited, Díaz has the potential to be a massive upgrade on Coutinho, and Klopp will reap all the benefits.