Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool – Player Ratings: Midfielders run the show as Reds pick up vital three points

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We have just beaten Chelsea 2-1 thanks to first-half goals from Jordan Henderson and Dejan Lovren.

Diego Costa pulled one back from the Blues, but we held on for a massive three points.

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Here’s how our player fared on an individual basis:

GK: Simon Mignolet – 7.5/10 – Couldn’t do much about the goal. Generally commanding in his 6-yard box.

LB: James Milner – 8/10 – Up and down, up and down, up and down. Turning into a quality left-back.

CB: Joel Matip – 8/10 – A slight error in the Chelsea goal, but by-and-large another great performance.

CB: Dejan Lovren – 8.5/10 – Lovely goal to get us started, and a rock at the back.

RB: Nathaniel Clyne – 8/10 – Starting to build a fantastic understanding with Mane on the right flank.

CM: Jordan Henderson – 8.5/10 – Second consecutive high-quality performance from the club captain. Scored a wonderful goal to boot.

CM: Gini Wijnaldum – 8.5/10 – Wijnaldum is very unassuming on the eye, but he’s performing a wonderful role in the centre of the park, incredibly composed.

CM: Adam Lallana – 8.5/10 – Another all-action performance from Lallana, endless working to win the ball back.

AML: Philippe Coutinho – 7.5/10 – Looked utterly exhausted when he went off.

AMR: Sadio Mane – 8/10 – A great first half, faded a bit after the break.

ST: Daniel Sturridge – 7/10 – Withdrawn on 56 minutes, but showed plenty of nice link-up play.

SUBSTITUTES

 

ST: Divock Origi – 7/10 – Struggled to influence the game after playing the 35 minutes. Unlucky not to get the third goal with ten minutes to go.

DM: Lucas – 7.5/10 – Gave away a daft free-kick with a couple of minutes to go, but played a vital role in calming the game down in the last 10 minutes.

DM: Kevin Stewart – N/A – Played last two minutes.

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