For a third consecutive season Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are forming one of Europe’s finest front lines. Their synchronicity is unrivalled, their consistency freakish, and their potency such that they have 38 combined goals in all competitions this campaign.



So, what would you say if there was another trio active in the Premier League with 39 already in 2019-20?



With Manchester United visiting Anfield on Sunday, you can probably see where this is going.



Yes, Marcus Rashford (19), Anthony Martial (11) and Mason Greenwood (nine) have a better collective scoring rate this season than the attacking trident of a Liverpool side breaking records and collecting trophies.



Before we go any further, this is not to say United’s is a better unit. That is patently not the case. For a start they have barely been on the pitch together this season, only 337 minutes. Liverpool’s trio have clocked up 1,867 minutes in...