My take on the game.
Mignolet: Had little to do, but on the odd occasion he did looked extremely impressive. One excellent save as well as some timely clearances catches from crosses. I like him already, a lot.
Enrique: Typically robust and muscular, not put under any pressure defensively. At his best he is very good, at his worst he's a liability. Big season for him and he needs to close the gap between the two extremes of performance.
Agger: Never troubled defensively really, did what he had to.
Toure: Again very impressive. Somebody said earlier that the fact that he can come in and instantly look so good indicates that at times we think our players are better than they are. Whoever said that is spot on, in a short time has made himself a must play.
Johnson: Only in third gear but still one of our best players.
Lucas: Occasionally a bit sloppy but generally pretty good.
Allen: Much better than the latter half of last season. Carried it well, kept it well and got his foot in. Big season for Joe, he's a very good player and hopefully he can show it again.
Gerrard: Absolutely imperious. Along with Coutinho the best players on the pitch by a zillion miles.
Aspas: Busy, occasionally with decent touches. Took his goal well and might have had another. I'm unconvinced by him, but he was decent here.
Borini: Trademark excellent movement and almost scored in the first half. Still looks a little short on confidence, but I'm not. I think there's a good player in there which will eventually come out.
Coutinho: Marvellous goal and he truly is a fabulous little player. Has everything when in possession, pace, balance, strength and vision. How on Earth Brendan got him for 8 million quid I'll never know.
Subs: Henderson did his usual, Ibe was impressive and is going to be some player when he gets older (brilliant purchase by the king). Skrtel was pretty good really, and Suarez looked a fair bit more interested than he did in Oz. Even at 25% effort though Luis is a class apart from the likes of Aspas, it's glaringly obvious. Oh and I thought Luis Alberto looked quite good when he came on too. He doesn't actually do anything, but he looks like a footballer at least which is a start. Still reminds me of Ray Kennedy for some reason.
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