Together they form a dazzling three-pronged attack.

Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino have fired Liverpool to Champions League and Premier League glory over the past two seasons.

Imagine where I would be if these boys did not play for me, wow, beamed Jurgen Klopp after Salahs match-winning double for the champions at Brighton & Hove Albion in July brought up the milestone of 250 goals between the trio during the Germans Anfield reign.

Yet, interestingly, as Liverpool have become more consistent and more successful under Klopp, the collective goals return of his front line has actually dipped.

They scored 91 times between them in all competitions (57 in the Premier League) in 2017-18. That figure dropped to 69 in all competitions (56 in the Premier League) for 2018-19 and 57 in all competitions (46 in the Premier League) for 2019-20.

Analysing the data helps to explain the change in their output and...

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The evolution of Liverpool's front three - The Athletic