Kuyt Hails Liverpool

By Max Wise

Dirk Kuyt has labelled Liverpool’s attacking trio of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino as the best front three in Europe ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final.

Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah finished as joint top scorers in the just-ended English Premier League season, alongside Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, on 22 goals apiece as Liverpool missed out on the title by just a point.

Liverpool’s front three also accounted for 56 out of their 89 league goals while they have all scored four times in this season’s UEFA Champions League.

Kuyt, who played for Liverpool between 2006 and 2012, and scored 71 goals in 286 appearances for the Reds, including the consolation strike in the clubs 2-1 loss to AC Milan in the 2007 Champions League final, believes their front three is the best in Europe at the moment.

Kuyt told France Football he had seen a marked improvement in the trio's performances, saying: "I think Mane, Salah and Firmino were even stronger than last season.

"All three were incredible. When Salah did not score, Mane did, and vice versa.

"I would say that this offensive trio is the best in Europe right now."

"When they play together, they score goals but are not individualistic. They all have the potential to score, and that makes a big difference.

"If you have a more selfish attacker, maybe he'll score more goals. But together, they create crazy goals, it's great to see!

"They deserve so much a trophy for all that they have achieved."

Liverpool will hope to be crowned champions of Europe for a sixth time when they face Tottenham Hotspurs in an all-English final for the UEFA Champions League trophy later on Saturday.