CM) Lucas Leiva – 7
Another decent performance from the Brazilian, who like Toure has been something of a revelation since his return to the starting line-up. All over the pitch today.
CM)Jordan Henderson – 5
A skied effort late on summed up a difficult day for Liverpool’s vice-captain, who had little to shout about come the full-time whistle.
AM) Philippe Coutinho – 6
Should have done better after being set up by a wonderful solo run from Raheem Sterling. Replaced by Markovic with a little over ten minutes left on the clock.
RW) Raheem Sterling – 7
Worked hard and made one exception run. Once again he was Liverpool’s best attacking player, but he looked tired late on and faded at the crucial time.
LW) Adam Lallana – 6
A quiet afternoon for the former Southampton man, a couple of decent touches, but failed to threaten consistently, and was withdrawn with over 20 minutes remaining.
ST) Rickie Lambert – 5
Did a decent job of leading the line, but was frustratingly isolated for much of the day, and was left to jump for some long range passes.