3 players who have impressed for Liverpool this season

After luring a number of world-class superstars to Anfield, Jurgen Klopp's team sent a strong message to the title contenders by winning all of their opening four fixtures.

While it was Mohamed Salah to get all the limelight and play extremely well, outshining other players last season, some of the players are impressing more than Salah this season and are so far the best performers for Liverpool in the 2018-19 season.

The Liverpool squad overall is performing brilliantly on the field and they do look like they have a serious chance at winning the league this season.

And with Liverpool currently sitting at the top of the Premier League table, here are the three players that have impressed so far.

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#3 Virgil van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk remarkably improved Liverpool's defence

Eyebrows were raised when Liverpool spent a whopping £75 million to secure the services of the Dutch centre-back from Southampton in January 2018. But he settled into his new team quickly and turned Liverpool's troublesome defense into one of the best in the Premier League in just eight months.

Liverpool have conceded just one goal this season, and are yet to allow the opposition to score a goal at Anfield since February. He adds composure to the back-line, and also brings the team together with his leadership qualities.

This season, the Dutchman has completed 321 passes with an impressive accuracy rate of 91.6 percent. Along with his impressive tackle success rate of 75 percent, he also won 17 of his 27 aerial duels.

With a tougher run of fixtures after the international break, it will be interesting to see how the world's most expensive defender will perform against some of the best attackers in the world.

All stats via premierleague

#2 Joe Gomez

Joe Gomez is one of the best Liverpool players this season

After struggling from injury setbacks in the past few seasons, Gomez is finally fully fit now and has created a formidable partnership alongside Virgil van Dijk in the middle of Liverpool's defence.

The 21-year old was pinned as The Reds' 'weak link' and was often targeted by the opposition players. Nevertheless, the England international has showed composure beyond his age and coped well with strikers like Christian Benteke and Marko Arnautović so far.

Gomez has completed 291 passes in the Premier League this season with, an impressive passing accuracy of 88.3 percent. He also made 18 clearances and won 71 percent of his tackles.

The former Charlton Athletic youngster played out of position for most of his Liverpool career, but injuries to Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip gave him the chance to play at his preferred position, and he hasn't looked back.

#1 Sadio Mane

Sadio Mane started the season in flying colours

After spending most of last season under the shadow of the magnificent Mohamed Salah, the Senegalese international has started the season brilliantly and won the PFA Fans Player of the Month accolade for the month of August.

The former Southampton man has scored four goals this season, making him the joint top goal scorer in the league. He was criticised for not being consistent with his performances last season, but Mane has impressed with his consistency and work rate this season.

Mohamed Salah has looked a bit rusty during the early stages of the season, but Mane hasn't let his performances drop due to his teammate's form, and could possibly score more goals than the Egyptian if he maintains his consistency for rest of the season.