Even in July 2021, claiming Harry Maguire to be on the same level as Virgil van Dijk was unreasonable to most fair-minded football fans.
But that's what Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson did as he backed his team-mate to go toe-to-toe with Liverpool 's defensive behemoth in terms of his performances.
Not only did he do that, but he insisted that he would be "proven right" in the future.