Peter Henry
Liverpool and Chelsea played out a hugely entertaining draw at Anfield this evening. Mohamed Salah struck against his old side to put the home team ahead, but substitute Willian equalised with a lucky floating effort late on. Let’s see how the players rated …
Liverpool
Mignolet 6
Flapped at a couple of corners in the first half and just never inspires confidence.
Gomez 8
Excellent. Had his hands full with Alonso constantly bombing down the wing, but defended brilliantly and got forward whenever he got the chance.
Matip 7
Probably Liverpool’s most reliable centre-back, that really isn’t much of a compliment though.
Klaven 6
Not a top-six centre half. Looked nervy as Chelsea pushed forward looking for an equaliser.
Moreno 7
A couple of erratic moments, but all-in-all a decent showing after his nightmare against Sevilla.
Henderson 7
Put in his usual work man like performance in the centre of the park.
Milner 7
A bit like Henderson, put in a decent shift but probably lacks the quality to effect these type of games from an attacking point of view.
Oxlade-Chamberlain 7
A couple of surging runs in the first-half and laid on the assist for Salah’s goal.
Couthinho 8
Full on invention and ingenuity, on another night he could have a couple of assists.
Salah 9 ( MOTM )
Superb. A constant menace to his old club, took his goal well and almost won the game at the end.
Sturridge 5
The game passed the England international by, looks a shadow of the player of a few seasons ago.
Subs
Wijnaldum 7
His fresh legs helped his side in the final exchanges.
Mane N/A
No impact
Lallana N/A
No impact
Chelsea
Courtois 7
Almost scored an own goal after a horrendous blunder from a Sturridge cross, but made a few decent saves and had no chance with the goal.
Alonso 7
Got through a huge amount of work going forward and in defence.
Cahill 7
Solid enough in defence, but struggles when in possession at times.
Christensen 8
Another hugely impressive display by the Danish youngster.
Azpilicueta 8
A rock, put in a top-class defensive display, and made several crucial blocks and interceptions.
Zappacosta 6
Got into some excellent positions down the right, however his delivery repeatedly let him and his team down.
Kante 7
Got through a mountain of work in midfield and passed the ball well.
Drinkwater 7
A decent display by the former Leicester man, particularly in the first-half when he broke forward well on a couple of occasions.
Bakayoko 4
Really poor. He is obviously fast and powerful, but his footballing ability leaves a lot to be desired, caught out badly for Liverpool’s goal.
Hazard 8
Was the best player on the pitch in the first-half, but faded in the second period after taking a kick in the calf from Salah.
Morata 7
Some good link up play at times, never got the clear-cut chance he craved however.
Subs
Fabregas 8
Some sublime passing after his introduction.
Willian 8
He might not have meant it, but scored the all-important equaliser.
Pedro 7
His energy and pace caused a tiring Liverpool backline plenty of problems.