Mignolet - 6 He saved us on that set piece. Didn't have much to do otherwise. Did what he had to and made no major mistakes.
Clyne - 7 He was fine defensively and did his job. Southampton didn't offer much from open play and he played a part in making sure that was the case. He's unfortunate to have to play next to Skrtel, who is the definite weak link in that defence at the moment. Ideally he'd offer more going forward, but if we can get Moreno to perfect his attacking game, a more conservative full back on the other side might not be such a bad thing.
Skrtel - 5 You could consistently see him dropping deeper than the rest of our defence. He's a decent enough defender individually, but he hurts the rest of our defence rather than helps them.
Sakho - 6 He was okay. He made one error, but other than that he was solid enough.
Moreno - 8 Worryingly, still looks like one of our biggest threats. He's an excellent outlet and offers us quite a bit of pace. He should have set Lallana up for a tap-in and his crossing isn't great, but he's a good player and I'm glad we have him. He also made an absolutely incredible tackle which was massive. He's defensively sound and that was where he needed to improve upon from last season. He and Sakho look like they could solidify their places as the left side of our defence for the next few years, injuries permitting.
Can - 3 A 3 might be generous. He is one of the most idiotic footballers I have seen. I'm not sure why it didn't occur to him that after trying to walk through the entire Southampton team 9 times, that on the 10th time it wouldn't work. Constantly ran into Southampton players after holding onto the ball too long. Often times there were better passes on. He's clearly a talented player, but I'm still not sure what his position is and I'm still not sure he has the brains to play at the highest level.
Milner - 5 Ran around a bit, but was fairly poor. Very nice cross for the goal. Other than that a relatively poor performance and he has to improve. I hope Klopp is willing to drop him despite the fact that he's the vice captain. He's another midfielder who lacks any sort of intelligence.
Lucas - 8 Almost everything came through him. He was the only midfielder who played with any sort of intelligence whatsoever. His passing was good and he generally broke their play up very well.
Lallana - 7 He was decent. Was involved in most of the good things we did going forward.
Coutinho - 5 He's out of form at the moment. He needs a couple of games out. He's so talented and some of the stick he's received has been unwarranted, but he's clearly not at his best. He has to stop shooting. Not helped by playing with only one player ahead of him, especially when it was Origi for a large part of the game. He needs to play deeper and should be part of the 3 in the 4-3-2-1, rather than the 2.
Origi - 4 He was awful. One of the major reasons that we struggled. Didn't see any of the impressive hold up play we saw against Spurs. He has to improve. He's been given a decent chance and hasn't really claimed a place in the team. He's been disappointing so far, but it's still early.
Benteke - 7 Completely changed our game when he came on. He was good. He scored a nice goal and generally looked lively and was much more threatening than Origi. He has to start.
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