Liverpool's Week in Review: Talking Hoffenheim, Arsenal and transfers

Making a statement in the PL

Liverpool made a statement to the Premier League on Sunday.

Liverpool against Arsenal have become goal-fests in recent times and the Hoffenheim game showed that the home side could cause some serious damage when the opposition play three at the back. In the Gunners' case, it was a complete mismatch with Nacho Monreal facing off Salah while Rob Holding was entrusted to deal with Mane.

The presence of attacking wing-backs in Hector Bellerin and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain only made the situation worse as Arsenal did not look like a team on equal footing at all. As is the norm now in big games, Liverpool took the attack to Arsenal straight away.

Wijnaldum put on his best performance so far in this season.

The star performers on Wednesday were once again on form as Firmino, Mane and Salah all scored while Can bossed the midfield alongside Wijnaldum, who put on one of his best ever performances in a Liverpool shirt.

Both Mane's and Salah's goals highlighted the sheer pace and counter-attacking ability in this side. Daniel Sturridge came on towards the end to add a fourth as Salah delivered an inch-perfect cross from the left. The Egyptian has already been a terrific signing and he playing on the left after Mane's substitution hints at even more fluidity from the team going forward.

Liverpool's defence stood pretty strong throughout the game with Arsene Wenger's side not even registering a shot on target. Joe Gomez and Alberto Moreno had great games while Joel Matip put on a solid display alongside Lovren.

The biggest statistic, however, is that the clear-cut chances (CCC) differential between the sides was 6, higher than any of the Premier League games in the entirety of last season. The CCC differential for the Hoffenheim match was 6 as well, highlighting the domination of Klopp's team.