Liverpool faced off against Burnley at Turf Moor earlier this evening as they looked to secure all three points on the road in the Premier League. The Reds made a dominant start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Arne Slot’s men found themselves a man up in the 84th minute when Lesley Ugochukwu was sent off by the referee. Mohamed Salah stepped up and scored a match-winning penalty in injury time. The contest finished with Liverpool earning a last-gasp 1-0 win at Turf Moor.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the clash against Burnley.
GK: Alisson Becker – 6.5/10
The Brazilian keeper didn’t have a save to make in the game and kept an easy clean sheet this afternoon.
RB: Dominik Szoboszlai – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was a real threat going forward.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 7.5/10
Konate was a solid presence on the defensive end of the field and was good on the ball as well.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 7.5/10
He cleared the danger when needed and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.
LB: Milos Kerkez – 6/10
He made a tough start to the contest and was replaced in the 37th minute.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 6.5/10
Mac Allister was tidy with his passing and had to be substituted at half-time.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – 8/10
He bossed the game from midfield and was a constant menace in the Burnley half.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 7/10
Salah caught the eye at times on the right flank and managed to score the decisive penalty in injury time to win the game for Liverpool.
CAM: Florian Wirtz – 7/10
He engineered a few key chances for others around him but failed to register a goal.
LW: Cody Gakpo – 7/10
Gakpo caused a few problems for his marker but struggled to threaten the opponent’s goal.
ST: Hugo Ekitike – 6.5/10
He made some strong runs with the ball, but never looked like he would score.
Substitutes:
LB: Andy Robertson – 7.5/10
He was solid when defending inside his half and delivered some decent crosses from the left flank.
RB: Conor Bradley – 6.5/10
Bradley made one good run with the ball.
ST: Federico Chiesa – 6/10
He wasted a good chance to score.
RM: Jeremie Frimpong – N/A
LW: Rio Ngumoha – N/A
