Liverpool faced off against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a good result on the road in the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp‘s men made a dominant start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the 37th minute when Virgil Van Dijk found the back of the net. The Reds went into the half-time interval 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Dominik Szoboszlai put daylight between the two sides in injury time as the contest finished with Liverpool securing a solid 2-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the clash against the Blades.
GK: Caoimhin Kelleher – 7/10
He made one good save at the back and would be quite happy with the clean sheet tonight.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 9/10
Alexander-Arnold performed his defensive duties well and made a lot of key chances in the final third. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 8.5/10
The French defender gave a good account of himself on the defensive third of the pitch.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 8.5/10
Van Dijk hardly put a foot wrong when defending inside his half and managed to score the opening goal with a decent finish in the first half.
LB: Joe Gomez – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made an encouraging run with the ball.
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 8/10
The Hungary international came back to defend when needed and produced a lively display in the opponent’s half. He killed the game in injury time with a great finish.
CM: Wataru Endo – 7/10
Endo anchored the midfield well and retained possession well for his side at the centre of the park.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 6.5/10
He did well to battle through his injury and tested the Sheffield keeper with a good strike.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 6.5/10
Salah caught the eye at times but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
ST: Cody Gakpo – 7/10
The Dutch sensation made some driving runs with the ball but there was no goal for him.
LW: Luis Diaz – 6.5/10
He made two good runs with the ball but failed to threaten the Sheffield goal.
Substitutes:
CM: Curtis Jones – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Harvey Elliott – 6.5/10
Elliott made one key chance in the final third.
ST: Darwin Nunez – 7/10
He picked up an assist for setting up Szoboszlai’s goal.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – N/A
