Salah, Diaz and Gakpo 'tuned into the same wavelength'
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With Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane now elsewhere, Arne Slot has teamed Mohamed Salah up with two potent allies - inherited from Jurgen Klopp - who are increasingly making this look a season when the Premier League title will return to Anfield.
All three of them scored in the thumping victory at London Stadium.
Luis Diaz, who netted twice in the 6-3 win at Tottenham seven days before this West Ham rout, set them on their way.
After being utilised as a winger when he arrived from Porto in January 2022, Slot now has the Colombian working the central areas to great effect. Perhaps without Firmino's elegance but with real impact, especially as his finishing has become more reliable.
And, on the left, the rangy and dangerous Cody Gakpo has found his natural home, a position where he was one of the stars of Euro 2024 for the Netherlands. He is a scorer and creator, with an ability to come in off the flank and make decisive contributions, while also showing a natural finisher's eye.
Diaz's natural attraction to the wide areas also increases Liverpool's options in attack - but what makes them so dangerous is that Salah, Diaz and Gakpo are such a natural fit.
They are three high-class operators tuned in to the same wavelength.
