Brought in from the footballing wilderness, Conor Coady may not have been wearing the armband at Goodison Park, but he was as much a leader as anyone on that pitch as Everton secured their Premier League status for another year.
Eyebrows were raised when Frank Lampard enticed the England international to Merseyside last summer. Not only was Coady a boyhood Liverpool fan, having been offloaded by the Reds as a 21-year-old, but Wolverhampton Wanderers were willing to let their captain join a top-flight rival.
The centre-back played every game for Wolves the previous season and had become a regular in the England setup, making his move all the more surprising. While he never featured in Qatar, Gareth Southgate kept Coady in his squad for the World Cup once he became an Everton player.
