Matip worth the wait
He would almost certainly never admit it publicly. But if there was one player who had more right than most to feel a little miffed at being overlooked for the Champions League final in May, it was Joel Matip.
The centre-back was a mainstay of the Premier League campaign alongside Virgil van Dijk but, from the knockout stages onwards, was gradually edged out of the team in Europe, replaced instead by Ibrahima Konate.
