xA and (xA per minute) - Ranked by xA per minute - Liverpool stats from 19/20 - xA isn't extrapolated, by the way.
Attack
Mahrez - 4.29 (0.00386)
Foden - 3.50 (0.00341)
Salah - 8.73 (0.00301)
Sterling - 4.27 (0.00263)
Mane - 7.24 (0.00262)
Firmino - 7.35 (0.00242)
Torres - 1.53 (0.00212)
Cavani - 1.56 (0.00210) - Fewer Minutes in Comparison
Martial - 2.52 (0.00201)
Jesus - 1.46 (0.00147)
Greenwood - 1.20 (0.00122)
Rashford - 2.1 (0.00113)
Midfield
De Bruyne - 7.98 (0.00565)
Fernandes - 8.65 (0.00446)
Keita - 3.22 (0.00397) - Fewer Minutes in Comparison
Silva - 2.62 (0.00215)
Gundogan - 2.78 (0.00212)
Henderson - 4.11 (0.00182)
Fred - 1.71 (0.00129)
McTominay - 1.57 (0.00128)
Fabinho - 1.68 (0.00081)
Rodri - 1.31 (0.00076)
Chamberlain - 0.94 (0.00062) - Fewer Minutes in Comparison
Pogba - 0.75 (0.00056)
Defence
Alexander-Arnold - 11.17 (0.00351)
Shaw - 4.55 (0.00306)
Robertson - 7.90 (0.00254)
Cancelo - 3.23 (0.00225)
Bissaka - 1.64 (0.00087)
Van Dijk - 1.13 (0.00033)
I think it's pretty clear we are lacking overall in creativity in comparison, looking at these stats. But it seems particularly jarring in the attack. All of our forwards rank right at the bottom in comparison to their opposition. So, is this actually our main area of concern?
It is pretty obvious Cavani should be playing more, and this just backs it up along with his goalscoring being far higher per 90 than any of them. Rashford has done pretty well goalscoring wise, but he is on course for 13 goals, which is quite a bit below Salah and Mane of last season, and he is being matched for goals per minute by quite a few of the City team. The problem is he is not even close to matching them in terms of creativity.
Martial creates more chances, but not enough to take on the Firmino role. And it doesn't make up for the lack of goalscoring.
Pogba is also shockingly low in terms of creativity for someone that seems predominantly reliant on such an area. I am surprised by this. Fred and McTominay are predictably lower than a lot of the players, but you do have to remember that Gundogan pretty much plays as an attacking midfielder. Henderson is probably the most comparable in the list, and he does exceed them by a bit. But I do think that Fred and McTominay have played deeper for longer periods than him, which will affect creativity.
I think people are dreaming when they say about having a CDM that creates lots of chances. Fabinho and Rodri both barely make/made any chances despite (Fabinho at least) being considered one of/the best in the league. I don't think you will ever get that, unless the CDM is also the main freekick/corner taker.
Defence - Shaw is doing very well. Bissaka is lagging behind, but it seems you can get away with that if you make up for it in other areas e.g. City's other wing backs aren't particularly creative, yet it doesn't do them much harm.