Comparing Liverpool’s front three with the best attacks in Europe
Liverpool’s front three of Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Diogo Jota have been in great form this season – but how do they compare to the best attacks in Europe?
Salah has somehow managed to take his game to yet another level this season, establishing himself as one the best payers in the world.
Mane, who recently won the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, has managed to rediscover his best form this season but now faces more competition from new signing Luis Diaz.
Jota enjoyed an impressive debut season at Liverpool in 2020-21 and has now managed to move ahead of Roberto Firmino in the pecking order.
Using stats from Whoscored – using league stats only – we’ve compared the trio to some of the best front threes across Europe this season.
Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota, Mo Salah
Goals: 43 (2nd)
Assists: 12 (Joint 5th)
Chances created: 110 (5th)
Shots: 245 (2nd)
Tackles: 62 (3rd)
Interceptions: 18 (6th)
STOP THAT, MO SALAH! 🇪🇬👑
The footwork is magical, the finish is sublime.
He had the Watford defence on strings! 😱 pic.twitter.com/tBWPWWOxeX
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 16, 2021
Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi
Goals: 20 (7th)
Assists: 23 (2nd)
Chances created: 124 (2nd)
Shots: 151 (6th)
Tackles: 26 (9th)
Interceptions: 9 (9th)
Leroy Sane, Robert Lewandowski, Serge Gnabry
Goals: 45 (1st)
Assists: 12 (Joint 5th)
Chances created: 112 (4th)
Shots: 255 (1st)
Tackles: 67 (Joint 1st)
Interceptions: 25 (Joint 2nd)
Vinicius, Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio
Goals: 41 (3rd)
Assists: 16 (3rd)
Chances created: 115 (3rd)
Shots: 202 (Joint 3rd)
Tackles: 54 (4th)
Interceptions: 16 (7th)
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Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez
Goals: 27 (5th)
Assists: 8 (9th)
Chances created: 89 (8th)
Shots: 137 (7th)
Tackles: 35 (8th)
Interceptions: 25 (Joint 2nd)
Mason Mount, Romelu Lukaku, Kai Havertz
Goals: 18 (8th)
Assists: 9 (8th)
Chances created: 62 (9th)
Shots: 110 (9th)
Tackles: 42 (6th)
Interceptions: 14 (8th)
Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, Lucas Moura
Goals: 23 (6th)
Assists: 12 (Joint 5th)
Chances created: 102 (6th)
Shots: 171 (5th)
Tackles: 41 (7th)
Interceptions: 24 (4th)
Gabriel Martinelli, Alexandre Lacazette, Bukayo Saka
Goals: 16 (9th)
Assists: 14 (4th)
Chances created: 91 (7th)
Shots: 126 (8th)
Tackles: 67 (Joint 1st)
Interceptions: 27 (1st)
🎙 "Saka, to Laca, back to Saka… that's brilliant!"@BukayoSaka87 🤝 @LacazetteAlex#WATARS pic.twitter.com/FbfHkOgkVc
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 7, 2022
Dusan Tadic, Sebastian Haller, Antony
Goals: 33 (4th)
Assists: 25 (1st)
Chances created: 176 (1st)
Shots: 202 (Joint 3rd)
Tackles: 48 (5th)
Interceptions: 23 (5th)
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