Liverpool– Arsenal player rankings: This was a real story of defense versus attack as the Gunners relaxed and Liverpools attacking stars had lots of the ball.
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Alexandre Lacazettes opener saw Liverpool behind briefly, but quickfire objectives from Sadio Mane and Andy Robertson put them ahead and Diogo Jota scored a late clincher in the 3-1 win.
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Georginio Wijnaldum: 6– Solid, trustworthy and consistent. Does he ever have a bad video game!?
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 5– Hardly included and when he was he stopped working to perform at Liverpool or offer quality.
Georginio Wijnaldum: 6– Solid, trusted and stable. Does he ever have a bad game!?
Joe Gomez: 6– Didnt have much to do however a few spaces appeared between him and Van Dijk in the 2nd half.
Heres a take a look at Liverpool– Arsenal player rankings, as we provide the gamers a mark out of 10.
Virgil van Dijk: 7– Shot well-saved by Leno and a cool customer, as constantly, throughout.
David Luiz: 6– Sloppy on the ball sometimes, and had a hard time to cope with Liverpools pressing. Hung in there.
Bernd Leno: 6– A decent stop from Mane however his distribution was careless.
Trent Alexander-Arnold: 8– Superb cross for Mane early on and had a vicious shot deflected onto the bar.
SubstitutesDani Ceballos (60 ′ on for Granit Xhaka): 6– Made a genuine distinction when he began as he got on the ball.Nicolas Pepe (68 ′ on for Willian): 5– Barely involved.Eddie Nketiah (74 ′ on for Lacazette): N/A.
Arsenal player ratings.
Sadio Mane: 8– Could have been dispatched early on for an elbow on Tierney and struck a shot straight at Leno. Took his goal well. A constant risk.
Hector Bellerin: 5– Caught sleeping on both of Liverpools firs half goals. Didnt add anything from an assaulting point of view.
Alisson: 7– Made a great conserve to reject Lacazette in the 2nd half and had little else to do. Kicking a little unsteady on celebrations.
Sadio Mane: 8– Could have been sent out off early on for an elbow on Tierney and hit a shot directly at Leno. Took his objective well.
SubstitutionsJames Milner (80 ′ on for Keita): 6– Helped Liverpool see out the video game by congesting midfield.Diogo Jota (80 ′ on for Mane): 7– A debut PL goal for Liverpool and had some great runs, a cross and two other shots were both off target. Extremely vibrant on his Anfield debut.Takumi Minamino (90 ′ on for Firmino): N/A.
Mohamed Salah: 7– Lovely run and shot to establish the very first goal and bullied Tierney. Greedy in the second half and gambled of Jota.
Liverpool gamer rankings.
Naby Keita: 6– Wasnt able to make his runs forward from midfield. Tidy enough.
Roberto Firmino: 7– Good movement and occupied Luiz and Holding to allow Mane and Salah to cut inside.
Alexandre Lacazette: 6– Scored his objective as he remained in the right place at the best time. Worked difficult but missed out on a terrific opportunity for a second.
Kieran Tierney: 5– Caught out on Liverpools very first objective but captured by Manes elbow early on. Didnt receive much aid.
Granit Xhaka: 5– Overrun in midfield and could not get on the ball. Subbed off.
Willian: 4– Switched off to allow Robertson to complete for Liverpools 2nd. Used little in attack.
Rob Holding: 6– Did all right defensively however never looks that comfortable in ownership.
Mohamed Elneny: 6– Worked hard, as always, and attempted to string a few passes together.
Naby Keita: 6– Wasnt able to make his runs forward from midfield. Tidy enough.
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Ainsley Maitland-Niles: 5– Should have done better to manage a ball over the leading and pinned back.
Andrew Robertson: 8– A menace down the left and provided Bellerin a torrid time.
Fabinho: 7– Sat in and soaked up the play in midfield, and won the ball back time and time once again.
