Liverpool faced off against Red Bull Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the UEFA Champions League. The Reds made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 27th minute when Darwin Nunez scored from point-blank range. Arne Slot’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Arne Slot’s men defended their slender lead well in the second 45 minutes and earned a narrow 1-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the match against RB Leipzig.
GK: Caoimhín Kelleher – 8/10
He made a handful of solid saves during the game and earned a well-deserved clean sheet tonight.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6.5/10
Alexander-Arnold performed his defensive duties well but offered very little going forward.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 7.5/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive third of the pitch and did enough to keep a clean sheet.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 7/10
Van Dijk earned possession back twice and would be quite pleased after limiting the opposition from scoring.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – 7.5/10
Gravenberch anchored the midfield with conviction and distributed the ball accurately from midfield.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 7/10
He made a few decent chances for others around him and was unfortunate to hit the crossbar in the second half.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 6.5/10
Salah caught the eye at times in the final third and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 7/10
He linked up play well with his teammates in the opponent’s half but there was no goal for him.
LW: Cody Gakpo – 7.5/10
Gakpo was a constant menace on the left flank but failed to register a goal.
ST: Darwin Nunez – 7/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and managed to score the only goal of the game in the 27th minute.
Substitutes:
LW: Luis Diaz – 6/10
He added some pace to Slot’s attack.
CM: Curtis Jones – 6/10
Jones retained possession well at the centre of the park.
RB: Joe Gomez – 6.5/10
He made one key chance going forward.
LB: Andy Robertson – 6.5/10
Robertson was lively on the ball.
