Liverpool — Mohamed Salah has scored more goals, Sadio Mane may have more explosive pace, but Roberto Firmino is the glue that knits together a devastating Liverpool front three that is fast making the five-time European champions feared on the continent once more. Liverpool go into Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 second leg at home to Porto with the job already done having inflicted the Portuguese giants’ worst home European defeat in a 5-0 rout three weeks ago. All of Liverpool’s free-scoring forward trio were on target that night, as they have been for most of the season. Their combined tally stands at 68, with Firmino’s 22 already by a distance his best return for a single campaign since joining from Hoffenheim in 2015. However, the Brazilian is a lot more than a striker who just scores goals. His pass for Mane to seal a 2-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday was also his 13th assist of the season. "Mo Salah, world class but not every day. Sadio Mane, world class but not every da...
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