Fifty appearances across his second campaign included 14 outings in Liverpool’s run to the 2018 European Cup final, where there was disappointment and defeat versus Real Madrid.
Wijnaldum and his teammates bounced back strongly and returned to the showpiece a year later – and this time had the winner’s medals around their own necks.
The Netherlands international had delivered an iconic contribution in the semi-final, coming off the bench to score twice as the Reds beat Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield to overturn a three-goal deficit.
He missed only one top-flight match in the next season, a lynchpin presence in the side that ended the club’s 30-year wait to be crowned champions of England by amassing 99 points.
For good measure, in between there were successes in the UEFA Super Cup and – for the first time in LFC history – the FIFA Club World Cup.
Wijnaldum remained near-ever-present during his swansong on Merseyside, aiding an unlikely third-placed finish at the end of 2020-21 before saying goodbye to supporters in L4 when his contract expired.
