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Former Liverpool and England full-back Glen Johnson has said that the Reds currently have the best front three in the Premier League.
Following Liverpool's FA Community Shield victory over Manchester City on Saturday at the King Power Stadium, Johnson claimed that Jurgen Klopp's first-choice attack is superior to the Sky Blues'. This despite the departure of club legend Sadio Mane earlier in the summer.
Johnson included new club-record signing Darwin Nunez in his dream attacking trio. The former Chelsea full-back told Betway, as quoted by The Liverpool Echo:
"I’m doing it without (Erling) Haaland based on he hasn’t done anything yet. Nunez is my gamble, (Luis) Diaz is top class, (Mohamed) Salah probably the best striker in the league. If Nunez can get it right in the league, I think that front three will be more dynamic than the others until Haaland performs."
The Reds have a flurry of attacking options in their ranks. Nunez came on at the hour-mark to replace Roberto Firmino. The 23-year-old then scored on his debut in injury-time to seal an impressive 3-1 victory for the Reds, as Klopp completed the full set of domestic trophies in England. The Merseyside club have now won the Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and the Community Shield under the German.
Richard Dunne chooses Manchester City trio as his best Premier League attack
To counter Johnson's dream Premier League attacking triumvirate, City legend Richard Dunne picked three forwards from Pep Guardiola's side.
The addition of Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland has made the prospect of City's attack even more daunting. Dunne flanked the 22-year-old with two English wingers, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish. The former Republic of Ireland international stated (as per the aforementioned source):
"(Phil) Foden is an unbelievable footballer, Jack Grealish is going to improve massively this year then you add in Erling Haaland. I don’t think Nunez is going to have the same impact as Haaland."
While Nunez may have enjoyed his big debut for the Reds, Haaland was less successful in front of goal on his competitive bow. While the forward made some promising runs off the ball, he was largely ineffective throughout the encounter.
The former Borussia Dortmund superstar's afternoon was compounded by a horrendous miss in injury time. He somehow hit the crossbar six yards away from an open goal.
Liverpool have lost Mane this summer and Manchester City duo Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus have departed. Both clubs will be hoping that their new-look attack will hit the ground running this season.
