Liverpool completely dominated todays Merseyside Derby, but after going 1-0 up through man of the moment Mo Salah they couldn’t get the all-important second goal, and Everton made them pay when Wayne Rooney smashed home a penalty late on. Let’s see how the players rated …
Mignolet 7
Raced off his line to intercept well from Niasse early on, apart from that was a spectator until the penalty.
Gomez 8
A beast. Won every 50/50 and showed real quality on the ball.
Lovren 5
The big Croatian will go down as the villain for giving away the penalty, it was a really harsh decision though to be fair.
Klavan 6
Dealt with whatever limited amount of action came his way easily.
Robertson 6
Got forward well, but his crossing let him down at times.
Oxlade-Chamberlain 8
Excellent. His best performance since joining the club.
Henderson 7
Neat and tidy in possession, and broke up play well when needed.
Milner 7
Nothing fancy, but kept his side ticking over nicely in the centre of the park.
Salah 9 (MOTM)
Superb. Is getting closer and closer to that world-class bracket with every passing game.
Solanke 7
Ok. Kept the Everton centre-backs honest, but didn’t get the chance he craved.
Mané 6
Is not playing at anywhere near his usual level, made a mess when clean through on the stroke of half-time and that proved to be very costly in the end.
Substitutes
Coutinho 6
Not able to impact the game he would have wanted to.
Firmino 6
See above.
Ings N/A
No Impact.
Pickford 8
No chance with the goal. Made a few decent saves and commanded his area really well.
Kenny 7
Stood up to wave after wave of Liverpool attacks.
Holgate 7
Made a couple of crucial defensive interventions.
Williams 6
Ok, but still looks as if his best days are well and truly behind him.
Martina 3
Absolutely destroyed by Salah.
Rooney 7
Doesn’t have the legs to play on the right wing, but showed why managers keep shoe-horning him into their teams when he played the pass that won the penalty, and then stepped up and converted it.
Davies 4
Is going to be a top player, but there is no dressing it up, he was absolutely abysmal today and was hooked at half-time.
Gueye 8
Probably his sides best player, he was the only Everton midfielder who was able to get close to their Liverpool counterparts.
Sigurdsson 6
Worked hard, but zero impact in attacking areas.
Calvert-Lewin 7
Faced a thankless task upfront for The Blues, hung in there though and did well to win his side a penalty.
Niasse 5
Ineffectual and withdrawn at half-time.
Substitutes
Schneiderlin 5
A shadow of the player that impressed at Southampton.
Lennon 7
Caused Liverpool a few problems down the right.
Jagielka N/A
No impact.
