Dejan Lovren believes Liverpool’s deadly front three is the most potent in the Premier League.

Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah have tormented top-flight defenders so far this term. They all scored in Sunday’s 4-0 thrashing of Arsenal at Anfield and boast seven goals between them in the opening three league matches.

Salah has proved to be an instant hit following his club record £36.9million move from Roma this summer.

“I’m a Liverpool player and of course for me they are the best,” Lovren said.

“All three of them are top players. They have pace and great quality. They are amazing. They caused Arsenal a lot of problems.

“I’m lucky that I don’t have to face them very often in training. It tends to be the guys who aren’t in the first XI. It would be quite difficult for any defender when you are up against Salah, Mane and Firmino.

“It’s a long season and we will see towards the end of the season who is in the first place. But you can see the difference those three players make.”

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Lovren, who impressed alongside fellow centre-back Joel Matip, insists the Reds outclassed the Gunners in every department. Jurgen Klopp’s side created a stack of chances and never gave the visitors a sniff at the other end.

“I would say that performance was a pleasure for everyone, especially for us lads,” he said.

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“We knew this wasn’t Crystal Palace or Hoffenheim coming here, it was Arsenal. They have a lot of quality. But we showed that in every position that we are stronger than them and it was a deserved win.

“I don’t even remember them having a shot - that just shows what a great effort it was from everyone. A real team performance.

“As we always say, the first defender is the striker here and everyone did their job so well. Going forward, we really showed our quality. We scored four goals and could have had more.

“It’s not just the starting XI, look at the bench. Daniel Sturridge came on and scored within a couple of minutes. That says a lot about the strength we have.”

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Liverpool were playing their fifth game in the space of 15 days but there was no sign of fatigue kicking in. Croatia international Lovren says the Reds were desperate to build momentum after the crucial midweek triumph over Hoffenheim in the Champions League play-off round.

“After the game against Hoffenheim, I think everyone was a bit more relaxed. We knew we were in the Champions League and that was a big target for us,” Lovren said.

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“We just continued with our work. It says a lot about our character that even though our legs were a bit tired, we performed like that. We’ve got Adam (Lallana) and Philippe (Coutinho) to come back hopefully soon so let’s see what we can achieve.

“We need everyone to stay healthy during the international break and come back together and perform like that again against Manchester City.

“We want to always be better than last season. It’s difficult to predict now what will happen. In football you need to have some luck too. But we’ve started the season in good shape and good form. Now we must continue like this.”