Finally got to watch the game again. A functional performance on the whole, neither good nor bad.
Mignolet - Much improved from last season. Still an issue with his distribution, speed and accuracy, but dealt with the few chances Stoke created. 7/10
Clyne - Solid, looks like he's been here years. Should have torn Skrtel a new one on a couple of occasions. 7/10
Gomez - Walter's showed him some tricks, which he's sure to learn from. Comfortable display 7/10
Skretl - Caused a few issues and if he continues to partner Lovren, I want to see him communicate more. 6/10
Lovren - On second watch, think he was our best player on the day, one slightly iffy header, little else wrong. 8/10
Henderson - Worked hard, a bit patchy. Sometimes not aware of how much time he has. 6/10
Milner - Think we see a few of these from him, solid, reliable. 7/10
Lallana - Poor, very little came off for him. 5/10
Coutinho - Give him all the credit in the world for the goal, in fact I think it's worth an extra point on his score, but he was much like Henderson, patchy. 7/10
Ibe - One of the reasons I watched the game, I thought he was our poorest player on the day, re-watch re-enforced that opinion. He recently stated he needs to improve his end product. He's right. He also needs to be more aware of runs around him as well. Rightfully, he hasn't received the stick that Lallana has got, as we need to show patience with our youth. 5/10
Benteke - Barely got a sniff, but caused Stoke's back line some issues. Not quite on the same wavelength as his team mates, but promising. 6/10
Can - Wasn't hugely involved when he came on, but he did seem to inject some urgency to those in front of him. 6/10
Firmino - Not enough time on pitch to rate, promising glimpses.
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