When it comes down to winning trophies, along with a good coach, a lethal attacking option is a must. Keeping these in mind, over the years Premier League has witnessed one of the best attacking sides in the world ranging from Manchester United to Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspurs, and Liverpool.
United’s attacking has been quite intriguing this season as Ronaldo came back after a brief period from Serie A giants, Juventus. On his return, Ronaldo has already scored 9 goals and has 3 assists to his name. Apart from this, Bruno Fernandes who does his routine job, has also bagged a total of 9 goals and has 6 assists so far in the season. Rashford on the other hand is going through a tough season, as he is failing to capitalise some easy chances.
In recent times, Liverpool’s front three has been one of the best attacking options in the world featuring Mohammad Salah, Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota who has been on a scintillating form. It is Liverpool who is bossing the statistical table with Salah as the top-scorer and top assist-maker in the league clocking a total of 19 goals and 10 assists, followed by Diego Jota bagging 12 goals and Mane just below him with 11 goals.
Tottenham Hotspur is another team that demolishes their opponents with their attacking supremacy. Harry Kane has always been a prolific goal-scorer in the league and even won the Golden Boot award last season (2020/21). Over the years, Son Heung-min and Kane duo has been the best. Moreover, this duo of Kane and Son have now set a Premier League record for most number of goal combinations of 37.
Manchester City plays a more possession-based football rather than just attacking. In their case, their midfielders come in very handy as they are the one making a huge impact on the attacking role. Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling has been on fire as well, as they have made an impact on whichever fixture, they featured in.
NOW LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THESE TEAMS – (ATTACKING)
OVERALL ANALYSIS-
United’s attacking has been fantastic as well. The numbers could have gone higher if Edison Cavani played more matches. Unfortunately, due to his injury he was ruled out for quite a lot of games.Overall, we can say that Liverpool has been the standout team when we see from the attacking perspective.
Liverpool’s defence has been top-notch as well, followed by some trace of attack from their defensive players like Trent Alexander Arnold and Andrew Robertson. This has certainly brought the title race back on track, putting pressure on City.
Spurs are still fighting for the top four spot. Kane and Son’s performance is very much needed in helping them secure that CHAMPIONS LEAGUE spot. Under Conte, Spurs has shown signs of improvement both in the attacking and as well as in the defensive chores.
Lastly, Manchester City are still the favourites to win the Premier League title once again with their dominant and aggressive playing style.
