Mignolet - was there when needed, some bad distribution at times but some good too, and being a little less glued to his line than usual allowed him to stop some crosses
Moreno - best player in our back 4 for the two halves and also precious in some offensives, if nothing exceptionnal from him, showed his limitations a few times when he was supposed to head a ball, but out of that a very good game
Manquillo - a returning from injury Johnson looked like a big improvement, says that he was having a bad game, now it wasn't a complete mare either
Skrtel - bad beginning with the useless yellow but looked better in second half
Lovren - refeering was bad to make it a penalty, but still he had no reason to do this hard tackle when he could have stayed afoot ; also failed to jump in time for some headers that should have been easy for him
Gerrard - excellent distribution, and some good contributions in attack while still being present defensively, just a little under his partners Henderson and Lallana for the overall performance (say a 7,5 for him and a 8 for them)
Henderson - was everywhere, and involved in the two goals, my MotM
Lallana - excellent game, especially the second half, if he can keep this level in the long run, may prove to be our best recruit
Coutinho - not suited for his deeper than usual position, I fear, losing possession often if he did make a few good passes too
Sterling - not a bad game for most players standard but a little under his usual level, looked tired and often seemed to have lost his first touch, but excellent work for the assist
Lambert - did get into dangerous positions at times, and tried some combos with Lallana, but needs far better final moves if he wants to become a regular
Balotelli - good one-touch passes, and could have nutmeged their goalkeeper with his excellent late shot, should just try to get in the box a little more often and replace faster and goals should rain
Johnson - not ultra fantastic but looked better than Manquillo even in defense, made only intelligent tactical foul and was not wasteful as usual in possession, good game from a player returning from injury and who looked so bad in his last games
Lucas - hard to judge his cameo, but he did shoot two times in the ten minutes he was on the field, exceptionnal offensive presence from him
Overall a good game, with a very good second half if in the first our level was a bit worrying.
