A head-turning statistic, highlighting the excellence of on-loan Barcelona star Ronald Araújo in his latest appearance, has come to the fore online.

Stopper Araújo was for his part back in action in the colours of Liverpool on Wednesday night.

After Andoni Iraola’s troops welcomed Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea to Anfield for a League Cup clash, the Reds ultimately emerged triumphant courtesy of a penalty shootout.

The aforementioned Araújo featured from the off in the matchup, slotting back into a central role alongside Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.

And across the 120 minutes, the Uruguayan kept very much alive what has been an impressive start to life in English football.

In fact, summing up Araújo’s latest stellar showing is a stat which has gone somewhat viral in the aftermath of last night’s clash on Merseyside. As revealed by statisticians WhoScored:

Ronald Araújo made 10 clearances against Chelsea – more than every other Liverpool defender combined.

• Ronald Araújo – 10
• Every other Liverpool defender – 1