A look at Liverpool's recent run of attacking tridents: from Suarez to Salah

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Former Liverpool boss Rodgers and current Liverpool gaffer Klopp.

#3 CFO (Coutinho, Firmino, Origi) 2015-16; 33 goals

Origi and Coutinho were among the main men this season
Origi and Coutinho were among the main men that season

Brendan Rodgers was in search of offensive players in the summer transfer window. Christian Benteke, Danny Ings, and Roberto Firmino were the new attacking arrivals at Liverpool. Whereas, Divock Origi returned to England after his one year loan stint came to an end at Lille.

Expectations started to swell as Liverpool signed these stars but, Brendan Rodgers failed to produce results despite all the spending spree. After months of frustration, Fenway Sports Group decided to discontinue Rodgers' service and managed to lure Jurgen Klopp to the red side of Merseyside.

Danny Ings who scored the last goal for Brendan Rodgers, tore his anterior cruciate ligament during Klopp's first training session. The German had enough options to shuffle between Benteke, Origi, and Sturridge, but Klopp preferred the Belgian over the other two.

Christian Benteke was never going to fit into Rodgers' and Klopp's style of play whereas Sturridge's plummet in pace meant the German opted for Divock Origi. Coutinho and Firmino interchanged on the flanks often to trouble opponents alongside the former Lille striker, scoring double figures that season.

There were plenty of inconsistent runs that season and the lack of pace needed for counter attacks hurt the Anfield side when opponents sat back and defended deep. The former Borussia Dortmund manager somehow steered Liverpool into the League Cup and Europa League finals.

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