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There has been a big shift in the way the game is now played across Europe with regard to how more and more teams are now adopting an expansive style of football. Most European giants are now building their team around a possession-based style of play.
The intricate passing and movement of such a style require top midfielders who can run the game and prolific forwards who can dispatch any chance that comes their way. There is no shortage of talented attackers in Europe at the moment. Some teams have enough firepower in their frontline to more than just make up for the mistakes at the back.
Let's take a look at 5 of the best attacking trios in football right now.
#5 Manchester United- Martial, Rashford and Greenwood
Bruno Fernandes certainly galvanized this Manchester United unit but it has dovetailed nicely with the coming of age of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and the birth of an incredible young talent in Mason Greenwood.
Anthony Martial got his number 9 shirt back after Lukaku left the club and has been showing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer just how much he has wanted it. Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford has been excellent too and if the duo weren't out injured for 7 or 8 games each, they would both have been contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot.
At 18-years-old, Mason Greenwood is already one of the finest finishers around. He has scored 18 goals this season across all competitions. From 12 starts in the Premier League, he has 10 goals. Rashford and Martial have 17 each in the league.
The trio have scored 62 goals for Manchester United this season and is definitely a group that we will keep an eye on as all of them are under 25 years of age.
#4 Manchester City- Aguero, Sterling and Mahrez
Manchester City may have missed out on the Premier League title but they are very much in the hunt for the UEFA Champions League crown and that is, in no small part, thanks to their prolific attackers.
Raheem Sterling has been absolutely undeniable once again, scoring 30 goals this season. Sergio Aguero is 32 now but he hasn't showed any signs of slowing down. In fact, before he was ruled out of the season due to an injury, he had scored 24 goals from 34 appearances across all competitions.
Complementing them well from the right flank is Riyad Mahrez who has racked up 14 goals and 13 assists across all competitions. The three of them in full flow is a nightmare for any defence and a joy to watch for fans and neutrals.
#3 Liverpool- Firmino, Salah and Mane
Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane have been tearing it up in the Premier League and the Champions League for about 3 seasons now. We're well versed with their exploits. The pace and exquisite feet of both Salah and Mane in combination with Roberto Firmino's outstanding footballing intelligence is recipe for trouble for any opposition.
Firmino is the enabler of the system. Mane and Salah are the executioners. The trio have been incredible once again. Salah has scored 23 goals across all competitions, 3 more than Mane.
The three of them have scored a combined 58 goals this season and racked up 31 assists between them. Jurgen Klopp's front 3 has all the attributes that's expected of world-class attackers- vision, slick passing, excellent movement and a winning mentality.
#2 Paris Saint-Germain- Icardi, Neymar and Mbappe
In Neymar and Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain have two of the finest attackers in world football. Neymar had also been part of one of the greatest attacking trios of all time at Barcelona alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, forming the famous MSN.
Now he is part of the most expensive attacking trio at Paris Saint-Germain alongside Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi and not a lot has changed. Despite missing out on a major chunk of the season, the Brazilian has still chipped in with 19 goals and 9 assists from 25 appearances this season.
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe has scored 30 goals from 36 appearances and racked up 10 assists as well. Mauro Icardi, the archetypal fox-in-the-box, who moved from Inter Milan has scored 20. The trio have scored a whopping 69 goals and those numbers typify the kind of threat they possess every time they are out on the pitch together.
#1 Bayern Munich- Lewandowski, Muller and Gnabry
Robert Lewandowski has formed excellent partnerships before too. Now at the age of 32, the Pole is not showing any signs of slowing down. In fact, his numbers suggest that he is taking off like never before.
Bayern have a front 3 that complement each other perfectly. Serge Gnabry is all pace and skills down the flanks. There is perhaps no footballer who is more intelligent than Thomas Muller. There is perhaps no forward who can play to his teammates' strengths better than Thomas Muller.
And in Robert Lewandowski, they have a striker who is simply the very best in the business right now and he is so by a country mile. Lewandowski has scored 54 goals so far this season 44 games. He also has 8 assists to his name.
Thomas Muller has scored only 12 goals but has provided an outstanding 22 assists. Gnabry has scored 20 and assisted 12. They have scored a combined 86 goals this season. 86. Do we need to say more?
