Liverpool faced off against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light earlier tonight as they hoped to secure all three points on the road in the Premier League. The Reds made a decent start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Virgil Van Dijk finally scored the opener with a powerful header in the 61st minute. The contest finished with Arne Slot’s players earning a narrow 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the clash against Sunderland.
GK: Alisson Becker – 7/10
He made a couple of solid saves at the back and did enough to secure the clean sheet tonight.
RB: Wataru Endo – 7/10
Endo put his foot through the ball when he could but suffered a nasty injury and had to be stretchered off in the 68th minute.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 8/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the pitch and was strong on the ball.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 8.5/10
Van Dijk organised his backline well and made a lot of crucial clearances inside his half. He scored the only goal of the game with a bullet header in the 61st minute.
LB: Andy Robertson – 7/10
He worked hard at both ends of the field.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – 7/10
Gravenberch anchored the midfield well and was good on the ball.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 7.5/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles and ran the show inside the Sunderland half.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 7/10
Salah managed to shine at times on the right flank and managed to secure an assist for setting up Van Dijk’s winning goal.
CAM: Florian Wirtz – 7.5/10
He caused a lot of problems for his marker and was unfortunate to hit the post.
LW: Cody Gakpo – 7/10
Gakpo was a real menace on the left flank and won a couple of aerial duels.
ST: Hugo Ekitike – 6.5/10
He was a real handful for the opposition defenders and made some good runs with the ball.
Substitutes:
RB: Joe Gomez – 6.5/10
He was solid at the back.
CM: Curtis Jones – 6.5/10
Jones retained possession well in the opponent’s half.
ST: Federico Chiesa – N/A
