My ratings:
Mignolet: No saves to make but the way he's carrying on it's just as well. I actually thought defensively we were pretty solid, and given his occasional arseing about that's no mean feat. 4/10.
Clyne: Good to have him back despite Flanno doing well in the last match. Solid as a rock, one of the best right backs in the league. 7/10.
Caulker: All in all did pretty well and performances like this put those over-reactions when we first loaned him into context. Did little or nothing wrong and pretty much what you see is what you get. 7/10.
Lovren: Not quite the Rolls Royce performance he was turning in pre-injury, but first game back was impressive. One misjudged cross but other than that didn't put a foot wrong. Hopefully this was the prelude to him rediscovering the form which won him league player of the month pre-injury, and my MOM. 8/10.
Smith: A typical performance from a young lad finding his way in the game. Completely burned by Moses early on in the game he didn't let it bother him, one or two wrong decisions going forward but all in all a good outing. 6/10.
Allen: Thought he stuck to his task well and set the tone for the press. Wasted one good scoring opportunity, but by and large I thought he had a good, solid game. 7/10.
Stewart: Another young lad who will have learnt a lot. Got his foot in well, but clearly isn't a creative force in the final third and occasionally was wasteful with some awful shooting. 5/10.
Teixera: I think it was easy to see tonight why this lad hasn't yet broken through. There were his usual fine touches, but he was brushed away far too easily by bigger and more powerful players on occasions. That said he kept going and did have a couple of shots on target. I note from the vote he leads the MOm stats on here, but I'm sure thew same people who voted for him would be the first on his back when he disappears in games. 7/10.
Brenaghan: By a distance his best game in a red shirt, and came the closest on either team to scoring the winning goal. One of those lads who just needs to grow into his skin in a football sense, and I couldn't help but think what a young Steven Gerrard or Ross Barkley would have done in that game. That's the standard he needs to aim for, but he did well. 7/10.
Ibe: Another young kids performance, good bits littered with untidy pieces. Going to be an absolutely top player though, it's as plain as the nose on his face. 6/10.
Benteke: Poor again and his confidence slump continues. Obviously a good player who has the potential to develop into a top one, but unfortunately he and we have allowed a situation to develop where he is a shadow of what he is capable of. 5/10.
Subs:
Ojo: Not sure he touched the ball did he? 3/10.
Enrique: Took a free kick which was a rival to Aspas's infamous corner. 1/10.
Other sub: Can't for the life of me remember who it was.
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