AM) Steven Gerrard – 4/10
Not a good day. The captain was anonymous for much of the afternoon, coming to the party late on with a header that was cleared off the line. There will be no fairytale ending for Gerrard, who must now be eager for LA.
AM) Philippe Coutinho – 7/10
Excellent performance the Brazilian – scored the goal and caused plenty of problems. Worked hard, doing plenty of running off the ball and looked more committed than anyone to getting us back into the game. Unfair on him.
ST) Raheem Sterling – 6/10
Struggled to influence the game. Played the pass for our goal but in all honesty did little else. On a day when his pace and direct running should have been the decisive factor, it was instead a case of what might have been.
Subs:
1) Mario Balotelli – 5/10 – Had a goal ruled out wrongly for offside but was otherwise frustratingly quiet.
2) Glen Johnson – 5/10 – It seems a strange decision to introduce him but he had little time to make a difference.
3) Rickie Lambert – 5/10 – Thrown on for the final few minutes.
