LIVERPOOL MAN CITY
Solid free ADRIAN and throughout. filled in well Mistake for 7 the some injured decent Alisson saves. with Fantastic ALEXANDER-ARNOLD finish to put 8 Liverpool dealt with ahead City’s and lacklustre attack well. Very MATIP solid. Didn’t put a 7.5 foot worked wrong as the all game perfect and shield for Adrian. VAN DIJK 8 Utter domination. Came out on top against fellow giant Haaland and looks back to his best. ROBERTSON 7 Energetic as ever. A decent second half capped off with the assist for Liverpool’s third. PHLEANYDERS ONNAMEHER7E.5 Covered every blade of grass at the King Power Stadium. Another fine game for the skipper. PFALBAYINEHROS NAMEHER7E.5 Halted most City attacks that came his way. Brings perfect balance to this workman midfield. PTHLAIAYGEORS NAMEHERE7 Silky smooth and dictated play from the centre of the park. Big player for Liverpool if he stays fit. SALAH Outstanding performance. A perfectly placed penalty, and ran Joao Cancelo ragged all game. FIRMINO 6.5 A quiet day from the hard-working Brazilian. Nothing special but did link play well from deep. DIAZ 6.5 Caused City’s defence loads of trouble with his pace, but decision-making needs improvement. SUBSTITUTES Nunez 7.5 (Firmino 59min), Elliott 6.5 (Henderson 73), Milner 7 (Alexander-Arnold 74), Carvalho (Diaz 90), Jones (Salah 90+5) JURGEN KLOPP Another masterclass, as Liverpool continue to cause City bother regardless of the fresh faces. Rarely game EDERSON but troubled may have during to 6.5 the take first and blame third for goals. Liverpool’s Composed, WALKER but Luis Diaz 6.5 had the entire the better game. of A him for frustrated figure at times. Difficult DIAS day. Struggled to 6 contain electric Liverpool’s attack, giving away a penalty. Nothing AKE special from the 6.5 Dutchman. figure but did A distant his work without major problems. CANCELO 5.5 Unable all game to and deal barely with Salah made any meaningful impact down the left-hand side. DE BRUYNE 6.5 A frustrated figure in the middle of the park for Pep’s side. Not fully dialled in at the moment. RODRI 6 Looked a passenger during parts of the match, with Luis Diaz having the better of the Spaniard. BERNARDO SILVA 7 Battled hard but struggled without the support of team-mates. Will be important for Pep. MAHREZ 5.5 Not great from the Algerian. Seemed lost and was rightly hauled off before the hour. HAALAND 5 The lesser of the two new strikers. Missing an open goal capped off a torrid time for the Norwegian. GREALISH 6 Like Mahrez, looked lost without much support from others. Hopefully a change of tactics helps. SUBSTITUTES Alvarez 7.5 (Mahrez 58), Foden 6.5 (Grealish 58), Gundogan 5 (De Bruyne 73) PEP GUARDIOLA 6 Made the correct substitutions. His big task will be finding a way of fitting new signing Haaland into his system.