Had a proper watch of the game now. Our three penalty shouts, all would have been soft, but you've seen them given. Having said that, Lucas gave away a free kick for a tackle that, although standing, was similar to two that weren't given, slightly from behind & won the ball. The Benteke one, where he was manhandled, was our strongest shout, but we've gotten away with those, by Skrtel, over the years. The one shout they had would have been soft as well.
Mignolet - Two excellent saves, one slightly flappy moment. Still slows down play, when a quick release is on, at times - 7/10
Gomez - Rough opening 20 minutes or so, after that was a beast in defence. Passing was a bit sloppy at times - 7/10
Clyne - Dealt with everything he had to deal with, got forward, his crosses are getting better. 8/10
Skrtel - Few dodgy moments during the early stages of both halves. In the 2nd half he was monstrous and nothing was out of his reach. 7/10
Lovren - Similar to Skrtel, though his moments were either side of half-time and he was clearing everything in the first half. 2nd half he didn't see as much action, but was still solid 7/10
Can - Slowly grew into the game, not really as influential as Henderson can be - 7/10
Milner - A step up from what we've seen so far. Adds a calming presence, never seems rushed - 7/10
Coutinho - Excellent in the 1st half, faded in the 2nd - 7/10
Firmino - Thought he did a lot of grafting up and down the right flank, that kind of went unnoticed, the front four aren't quite on the same wavelength yet, but more promising signs - 7/10
Benteke - Worried their back line throughout the 90, defended well at corners. Slightly heavy touch at times - 7/10
Ibe - Looks like he needs a game or two with the u-21s, but he'll learn - 4/10
Rossiter - Covered a lot of ground in this cameo, not ready to start yet - 6/10
Moreno - Not on long enough to rate but, with a little composure, could have won us that game.
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