Liverpool faced off against Toulouse at the Stadium de Toulouse earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a good result on the road in the UEFA Europa League. The Reds made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 36th minute when Aron Donnum found the back of the net. Jurgen Klopp‘s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Thijs Dallinga doubled the home side’s advantage in the 58th minute. However, Liverpool found a lifeline as Cristian Casseres Jr. scored an unfortunate own goal in the 73rd minute. Just three minutes later, Frank Magri found the back of the net which put Toulouse 3-1 up on the night. Diogo Jota scored a late goal before Jarell Quansah had a goal denied by VAR. The contest ended with Liverpool suffering a lackluster 3-2 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player performed during the clash against Toulouse.
GK: Caoimhin Kelleher – 5.5/10
Kelleher made one solid stop at the back but conceded three times this evening.
RB: Joe Gomez – 7/10
Gomez gave a good account of himself defensively and had a lively game in the opponent’s half.
CB: Joel Matip – 6.5/10
He was far from convincing at the back and was good on the ball.
CB: Jarrell Quansah – 6.5/10
Quansah did his fair share of defending but it was not enough today.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 5/10
Tsimikas made some poor errors at the back and was replaced at half-time.
CM: Harvey Elliott – 7/10
He worked his socks off at the centre of the park but lacked quality in the final third.
CM: Wataru Endo – 6/10
Endo struggled to get into the flow of the game and did well to last 45 minutes.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 6.5/10
He had a few bright moments in the game and ended the game with an assist to his name.
RW: Ben Doak – 6.5/10
His pace caused some problems for the Toulouse defenders.
ST: Cody Gakpo – 6/10
Gakpo made a few key chances for his teammates but failed to register a goal.
LW: Luis Diaz – 6/10
He looked a threat in the first half but was quiet in the second.
Substitutes:
RW; Mohamed Salah – 6/10
Salah lacked quality in the final third.
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 6/10
He failed to make a difference off the bench.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7/10
The English talent created a few decent chances in the final third.
ST: Darwin Nunez – 6/10
He fought for the loose ball with all he got.
LW: Diogo Jota – 7.5/10
Jota scored a great solo goal.
