Liverpool's 'new signing' joins Premier League winners and losers by Brighton, Gordon, Nketiah

Harvey Elliott's emergence at Liverpool should not be taken for granted. Neither did Brighton. But McGinn and Vardy are in the oh dear pile.

Winners

Harvey Elliott's search for the Liverpool midfielder is set to continue and will continue, but it's always worth pointing out how amazing it is for a teenager to get used to such a role, especially after suffering an injury long term.

This is the second season in a row that Harvey Elliott has started in eye-catching form. The dislocated ankle he suffered last September officially sidelined him for four months, but it essentially cut short his campaign: his three starts from January all came in different competitions and they naturally contained more sparkle than flair.

The 'new signing' shtick was floated by Jurgen Klopp in the summer, but Elliott's place is likely to be protected once a new addition is made to the squad. This level of tactical intelligence and confidence for such a young player is breathtaking.

"Hopefully I can go out and prove again why I could, and should, start in this team," Elliott said after extending his contract after an "intense" pre-season. Mission accomplished.

David MoyesFair is playing for trying something different: taking the three-man defensive system from the Europa Conference to the Premier League, taking on Pablo Fornals as a No.10 and starting up to three summer signings.

Thank you also for having both the awareness to realize it wasn't working and the humility to change it quickly. Ben Johnson's injury in the first half and the withdrawal of debutant Emerson Palmieri at the break facilitated a change of approach as the Hammers headed for a back-four. Said Benrahma, Emerson's replacement, quickly began to find the pockets of space that eluded the deeper Fornals and West Ham reaped the rewards.

With Kurt Zouma securing a solid base to build from alongside improving Thilo Kehrer, Declan Rice approaching something close to his old self, new recruits settling in and Lucas Paqueta soon joined, the parties begin to stick together for West Jambon. Moyes has bought enough time to prove he's the best man to bring them together.

Brighton's move ended with Brighton's first-ever Premier League signing and started, at the time of writing, with their latest. Second-best top-flight appearance maker in club history combined indirectly with player making full debut to ultimately defeat Leeds.

It was a fully deserved Brighton victory, won by the nascent Premier League Player of the Season and assisted by the second most effective Estupinan of the weekend. The Seagulls are so in control of their own destiny that the only goal they conceded after four games was scored by themselves.

They are the envy of most clubs outside of the current top flight - and possibly even at least one within this cabal. Graham Potter's supreme coaching has been aligned with the kind of transfer mastery that makes you wonder why every team doesn't just identify talent in under-explored areas on the cheap, invest time and money in their development, to sell them at a considerable profit. and already have their replacement integrated into the team.

None of this is even remotely that simple, of course. Brighton just gives the impression that it is.

Their starting XI against Leeds cost £65.3m in transfer fees and were signed by, in order of position from goalkeeper to striker: Levante, Ajax, Bristol City, Independiente del Valle, Argentinos Juniors, Lewes, Villarreal, Ingolstadt, Genk and Watford, with an academy graduate for good measure.

These sell clubs that a certain tier of team wouldn't even consider looking at lest the players be unsuitable, not immediately ready and, frankly, not illustrious, prestigious or forgiving enough for management or the supporters. Brighton is content to take the time to polish potential diamonds, help their growth and ultimately benefit all parties.

This could normally make them a kind of stepping stone and, in truth, their place away from the top of the food chain is established and embraced. But only a fool would willingly leave such green pastures right now and the mere suggestion that Potter might get his head turned by Aston Villa is as absurd as it is hilarious.

Anthony GordonFor all the teasing needed at deals ranging from £60m to £25m plus two players on a partial swap, or a striker with five career goals being...