As he has so typically performed throughout his 366 Liverpool appearances, Mo Salah made the distinction when it mattered as Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2-0 within the Premier League.
Salah was as soon as once more the star of the present as Liverpool prolonged their lead on the high of the Premier League to 5 factors.
The Egyptian put in one other good show for the Reds, establishing Darwin Nunez‘s first and scoring one in every of his personal to seal the three factors for Liverpool.
Right here we examine our participant scores with these of the Liverpool Echo, GOAL, FotMob and This Is Anfield’s readers.
Unsurprisingly, Salah was named man of the match throughout the board by the media, receiving a minimal rating of eight from every of our sources.
On common, the 32-year-old was rated at 8.5 out of 10 and stole the headlines on Sunday morning.
Whereas he gained’t get fairly the identical acclaim from the nationwide press, those that are watching Liverpool persistently know the way properly Caoimhin Kelleher has stepped as much as cowl for Alisson.
The match towards Aston Villa was no exception, and whereas Liverpool’s objective wasn’t peppered by Unai Emery’s aspect, Kelleher was alert when referred to as upon and made two good saves in direction of the tip of the primary half to take care of the lead.
He was rated as Liverpool’s second-best participant on the evening, on common receiving a rating of 8.1.
Quickly changing into a followers’ favorite, Ibrahima Konate was as soon as once more distinctive for Liverpool.
The Frenchman was rated at a mean of 8 out of 10, with centre-back accomplice Virgil van Dijk receiving a 7.9 rating.
The Liverpool Echo’s Ian Doyle determined to present Konate a barely larger mark, writing that he was “as soon as once more Liverpool’s greatest defender and used his bodily energy impressively.”
In the meantime, he labelled Van Dijk as “spectacular,” including that the captain “did very properly to repel Onana and Watkins headers at successive Villa corners and was snug coping with set-pieces.”
Up entrance, Darwin Nunez will go residence glad, having scored the essential opener that allowed Liverpool to play in a extra reserved style after the break.
It was maybe one other unusual day, although, when it comes to judging enigmatic Uruguayan.
Richard Mills of Purpose gave him an 8 however stated: “Took his objective in professional style however he additionally spurned an excellent probability to double his group’s lead not lengthy after.
“On one other day he might, and maybe ought to, have had a hat-trick however he labored so onerous for his group.”
This Is Anfield’s Jack Lusby stated comparable, including: “He netted a shocking objective on the break however then wasted one other in an analogous state of affairs, because the acquainted feeling set in that Nunez is healthier when he has much less time to assume.
“A minimum of twice as many pictures as another participant in his 65 minutes on the pitch (six), however with twice as many large probabilities missed too (two).”
Whereas Liverpool impressed extra as people throughout Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen, Saturday’s match towards Villa confirmed they will management video games and trip out durations of strain.
This was one other step on the street to what’s more and more trying like a really profitable first season below Slot. Silverware will in the end be the choose of that, although.
