Liverpool faced off against Burnley at Turf Moor earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a positive result on the road in the Premier League. The Reds made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the sixth minute thanks to Darwin Nunez’s clinical finish from outside the box. Jurgen Klopp‘s men controlled the game well and managed to get to the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Diogo Jota came off the bench and killed the game off in the 90th minute when he scored for Liverpool from a tight angle. The contest finished with the Merseyside outfit earning a solid 2-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the match against the Clarets.
GK: Alisson Becker – 6.5/10
The Brazilian keeper didn’t have a save to make during the game and secured an easy clean sheet this evening.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7.5/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and made a few decent chances in the final third.
CB: Jarell Quansah – 7/10
Quansah earned the ball back once and was a dominant presence in the air. He would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 8/10
The Dutch talent won his fair share of aerial duels and didn’t give the Burnley attackers a sniff at goal.
LB: Joe Gomez – 7.5/10
He was solid at the back and made two good runs with the ball.
CM: Harvey Elliott – 7/10
Elliott worked hard defensively and made two good chances in the final third.
CM: Wataru Endo – 7/10
He anchored the midfield with conviction and made two key opportunities going forward.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – 6.5/10
Gravenberch caught the eye at times but never looked like he would score.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 7/10
Salah was a constant menace in the final third and was unfortunate to rattle the crossbar in the first half.
ST: Cody Gakpo – 8/10
He caused all sorts of problems for the opposition defenders and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LW: Darwin Nunez – 7.5/10
Nunez caused some headaches for his marker and scored a good goal in the sixth minute.
Substitutes:
CM: Curtis Jones – 6/10
He added some energy to Klopp’s midfield.
LW: Luis Diaz – 7/10
Diaz secured an assist for setting up Jota’s goal.
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Diogo Jota – 7/10
Jota came off the bench and scored in the 90th minute.
