Liverpool great Graeme Souness has torn into the club’s famed front three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane after their lacklustre showings against Napoli on Wednesday.
Jurgen Klopp’s side were beaten by a late Lorenzo Insigne goal in Naples, with the Reds failing to register a shot on target, and Souness was particularly unimpressed by the team’s attackers.
“That’s as ordinary as I’ve seen Liverpool play, certainly this year and maybe a good bit of last year as well,” he told Virgin Media. “They were made to look hurried in their passing, misplaced passes.
“Some of the big players that were stars from last year did nothing tonight. The three front men showed nothing. No Firmino, no Mane and no Salah.”
"Liverpool's front three showed nothing!"
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OPINION
Souness is absolutely right, the front three went missing on Wednesday night. The whole Liverpool team were below par at the Stadio San Paolo, but the attack was particularly poor. For this Reds team, with all its attacking talent, not to have a single shot on target is simply not good enough. Souness is right to take issue with the terrific trio as they simply weren’t at their best. Salah in particular needs to buck up his ideas because the Egypt international has severely underwhelmed so far this season. Klopp will need a much better performance from his front men against Premier League champions Manchester City on Sunday, otherwise the Reds have no hope of defeating Pep Guardiola’s side. It’s rare that you come away from a Liverpool game where none of the front three have produced anything of note so it’s glaringly noticeable when it happens. Souness is correct, they were poor, and much better is needed on Sunday.
