Liverpool locked horns with Luton Town at Kenilworth Road earlier today as they hoped to collect maximum points on the road. The Reds made a dominant start to the game but had to settle for a 0-0 draw at the half-time break.
Tahith Chong finally broke the deadlock for the home team in the 80th minute. However, Luis Diaz came off the bench and rescued a point for the Reds as he scored the equaliser in injury-time. Jurgen Klopp‘s men ended up being held to a hard-fought 1-1 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the clash against Luton Town.
GK: Alisson Becker – 7/10
The Brazilian keeper made a few crucial saves at the back but couldn’t do much about Chong’s finish.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7/10
He kept a solid defensive shape at the back and managed to create multiple opportunities for his teammates to score.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 7/10
Konate gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the pitch and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 7/10
The Dutch centre-back kept things tidy when defending inside his half and was a threat at the other end of the field as well.
LB: Joe Gomez – 7/10
Gomez didn’t do much wrong at the back and made two key chances in the final third.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – 7/10
The Dutch talent caused some problems for the opposition defenders but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 6.5/10
He came back to defend when needed and made one good chance in the opponent’s half.
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 6/10
Szoboszlai struggled to get into the rhythm of the game and was replaced in the 65th minute.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 6.5/10
Salah caused some headaches for the Luton defenders but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
ST: Darwin Nunez – 7/10
The Uruguay international caused all sorts of problems for the opposition defenders but was wasteful in the final third.
LW: Diogo Jota – 6.5/10
Jota was a threat inside the Luton half but failed to take any of his chances.
Substitutes:
CM: Harvey Elliott – 6.5/10
Elliott picked up an assist for setting up Diaz’s equaliser.
ST: Cody Gakpo – 6/10
He has a couple of strikes at goal.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 6/10
Tsimikas looked a bit shaky at the back.
LW: Luis Diaz – 8/10
He rescued a point for his team by scoring in injury-time.
