Peter Henry
Liverpool and Man City played out a epic 4-3 thriller at Anfield earlier today in probably the best game of the Premier League season so far. Let’s see how the players rated …
Karius 4
Committed the goalkeeping equivalent of a cardinal sin when he was beaten on his near post for Sane’s goal.
Gomez 7
Beaten too easily for City’s first goal, but all in all he did a lot of positive things in both attack and defence.
Matip 6
Kept Aguero relatively quiet, although he looked nervy as City pushed for a equaliser late on.
Lovren 5
Poor effort for City’s third and will almost certainly be the man to make way for new £75 million signing Van Dijk when the Dutchman is fully fit.
Robertson 8
Superb, his best performance in a Liverpool shirt. Won his personal battle with Raheem Sterling aswell as attacking and defending brilliantly.
Oxlade-Chamberlain 8
Another player who put in his best display in Red. Cracking finish for the opener and a nice pass to lay on Firmino’s goal.
Can 7
Put in a decent shift in the centre of the park.
Wijnaldum 8
Really good. Worked his socks off in midfield and got forward as much as possible.
Salah 8
His first touch and finish for his goal were that of a world class player.
Firmino 9 ( MOTM )
Took his goal brilliantly and pressed City defenders into mistakes all day long.
Mané 8
Cracking finish for his goal and his pace caused the visitors problems throughout.
Substitutes
Milner 7
Did ok when brought on to replace Can in midfield.
Lallana N/A
No impact.
Klavan N/A
No impact.
Manchester City
Ederson 6
A mixed bag. Made some tidy saves and impressed again with his distribution, but he was at fault for Salah’s goal.
Walker 7
Had a good battle with Mane, although he wasn’t able to effect the game in a attacking sense as much as he normally does.
Stones 5
Not great. Looks a little rusty after his return from injury.
Otamendi 5
Coughed up possession to Liverpool’s high press a few times, and looked nervy when put under pressure.
Delph 6
Went off injured early on.
De Bruyne 8
A couple of classy touches and passes. Kept pushing forward right until the end.
Fernandinho 6
Covered a lot of ground in midfield, but maybe not quite as composed a display as we have become used to from the Brazil international.
Gündogan 7
Put in a impressive display in midfield and took his late goal really well.
Sterling 5
Not the best of days for the England international. Lost his duel with Robertson and was given plenty of abuse from the home crowd all day.
Agüero 5
Very quiet, and missed a decent chance to equalise at the death.
Sané 7
Scored his sides’ first goal and looked dangerous throughout with the ball at his feet.
Substitutes
Bernardo Silva 7
Looked a threat going forward and slotted home nicely for City’s second goal.
Danilo 5
Struggled against the pace of Salah after his early introduction.