GAKPO WILL FILL BOBBY BOOTS

ROBERTO FIRMINO has become Liverpool’s master of the false 9 and now he appears to have an apprentice.

- CHRIS McKENNA

Which is timely considering the Brazilian is ending a glittering eight-year spell at the club this summer.

It will be another part of the Reds’ threepronged attack which had defences in England and Europe quaking in their boots departing after Sadio Mane left last year.

But Mo Salah remains and the evidence on Sunday suggests the club may have a new trio to take on the mantle.

The Egyptian star remains but as Liverpool stuck seven past Manchester United, he had Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez alongside him.

Diogo Jota is there, too, and Luis Diaz is almost back to full fitness after an injury-hit campaign.

But the excitement will build with the starting trio all bagging braces to batter United.