On the day, Liverpool’s coach Jurgen Klopp put 14 men on display, but how did they perform?
Adrian: 5
Made a couple of routine saves, but was shaky on the ball and poor for Julian Alvarez’s equalizer, not clearing the danger.
Trent Alexander-Arnold: 8
Impressive, and opening the scoring for the Reds with a deflected strike. after almost setting Andy Robertson up for the opener. Struggled with tracking back well in the lead-up to City’s goal.
Joel Matip: 8
Produced a calm, cultured display. Succeded in keeping Erling Haaland at bay.
Virgil van Dijk: 8
Bar one stray pass out of play, the Dutchman cruised through proceedings, also making some key interventions inside the Liverpool box.
Andy Robertson: 7
Missed a chance to give Liverpool the opener from Trent’s aforementioned cross. Did well against Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez in his position.
Fabinho: 8
Was tenacious at the heart of the midfield, biting into tackles, and stopping Manchester City’s attacks. Committed a lot too many fouls.
Thiago: 9
Man of the match performance and was masterful against the Premier League champions.
Jordan Henderson: 7
Made a slow start, losing the ball a couple of times, but he grew into the game, nearly teeing up Luis Diaz with a lovely cross. Pressed endlessly and helped Liverpool outplay their rivals.
Mohamed Salah: 9
Tormented Joao Cancelo and Nathan Ake, and also assisted Trent’s opener. Buried a penalty to put Liverpool 2-1 up and add his name to the score sheet.
Luis Diaz: 7
Was countlessly relentless as he and Kyle Walker locked horns. Assisted Robertson’s forward movements all evening.
Roberto Firmino: 6
Did great with hold-up play. Worked hard in linking with the midfield, Had one poor shot.
Darwin Nunez: 9
Came on in the 59th minute for Firmino to score the winning goal in his competitive debut. Was denied by Ederson when he had a great chance to score but won the penalty, headed wide late on but eventually scored the winner.
James Milner: 6
Came on in the 74th minute for Alexander-Arnold. Did a good job at right-back.
Harvey Elliott: 6
Came on in the 74th minute for Henderson. Kept it tidy all through, and ensured the ball kept ticking over.
Naby Keita: N/A
Came on for Thiago in the 85th minute. Played for only five minutes.
Fabio Carvalho: N/A
Came on for Diaz in the 90th minute. Played only added minutes.
Curtis Jones: N/A
Came on for Salah in the 90+6th minute. Played only for a matter of seconds.
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