With a front three featuring Sane, Salah and Firmino, it sounds ludicrous to suggest Liverpool’s most potent attacking threat will come from the full-backs

Liverpool are heading in the right direction and have made one of the signings of the season in Sadio Mane but, with a need to strengthen defensively, Jurgen Klopp’s side are still a work in progress and not yet ready to challenge for a League title.

Defiant Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio has struck back at critics quick to question his Stadium of Light revolution in the wake of his side’s disappointing start to their new Premier League campaign.