Premier League: Ranking the 5 best attacking units in the league 

Arsenal FC v Liverpool FC - Premier League
Arsenal FC v Liverpool FC - Premier League

#1 Liverpool

Liverpool's five a side team, Alisson missing
Liverpool's five a side team, Alisson missing

The strikeforce that turns defenders' legs to noodles is here. Klopp's iteration of the 4-3-3 unleashes the raw and refined force of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, and Mohamed Salah on anyone who dares take to the field against the Reds.

They're honestly the strikeforce equivalent of Arjen Robben - you know exactly what to expect and what they're trying to do, yet even before you can move to stop them, they've already gone and scored.

Mane and Salah were joint top-scorers of the league last season along with Arsenal's Aubameyang. Firmino, the glue that binds that attack together, had 12 goals himself. This attack, however, doesn't function on its own.

Liverpool's leaders in the assist charts last season were their fullbacks - Trent Alexander-Arnold with 12 and Andrew Robertson with 11.

There are other contributing factors as well. Liverpool ended last season with both Naby Keita and Jordan Henderson hitting good attacking form.

They're set to welcome Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain into the fold once again after missing nearly the whole of last season through injury. Lallana, once he's fit, should also make a good impact on this side. They also have Shaqiri to turn to when they need an extra impetus in attack.

Liverpool's point of worry will be their lack of depth. They're technically competing for 7 trophies this season - Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and the Community Shield.

Granted, that the last two are just single games, in the unlikely outcome that Liverpool were to go out in the group stages of the Champions League and lose in the first round in every other competition, they would still play 47 games. In all likelihood, that number realistically rises to a number between 62-68 games (perhaps higher) that the Merseyside team will participate in this season.

The two games in the Club World Cup will come at the start of December as well (in Qatar), just before the busiest period of the Premier League when the games will come thick and fast.

Klopp has spoken about integrating the likes of Rhian Brewster and other youngsters in the team, he can also seem to rely on Divock Origi to play some games upfront. But that front three will be stretched thin, considering they will barely have had a 10-day vacation having been involved with their national teams in the Copa America and Africa Cup of Nations.

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Edited by Zaid Khan
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