3 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT BAKU

● He was christened Bote Nzuzi, not Ridle. The latter is a nickname given to him by his father, a misspelled tribute to former Germany, Liverpool and Dortmund striker Karl-Heinz Riedle.

● Before his Bundesliga debut, Baku was on his way to Freiburg with Mainz’s Under-23s, before being literally pulled off the bus and driven back to his home city.

● His twin Makana is a pro footballer too. He plays on the left wing for second division Holstein Kiel, and lines up alongside his brother for Germany U21s.