Virgil van Dijk and Luis Diaz impressed in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Wolves, however each full-backs struggled at Anfield.
The Reds have been removed from their greatest on Sunday afternoon, however getting the job achieved and going seven factors clear on the prime of the Premier League have been all that mattered.
Luis Diaz‘s opener and Mohamed Salah‘s penalty put Liverpool 2-0 up earlier than half-time, however Matheus Cunha’s strike created a nervous finale.
Right here we examine our participant rankings with these of the Liverpool Echo, GOAL, FotMob and This Is Anfield’s readers.
Van Dijk (7.1) is having arguably his greatest season for Liverpool, which takes some doing!
The Dutchman bought the very best rating at Anfield, as has so typically been the case this season, standing out because the Reds’ greatest defender.
No participant made extra clearances (10) than Van Dijk, per FotMob, and he additionally made probably the most headed clearances (six).
GOAL’s Tom Maston felt the 33-year-old “gave the impression to be three steps forward of everybody else on the pitch,” additionally saying he was “dominant.”
Diaz (7.0) bought the second-best score for Liverpool, as he bagged his first aim and help of 2025, in his eleventh look.
Ian Doyle of the Echo mentioned that the Colombian was “much more comfy on the left,” following a tricky spell down the center just lately.
Maston hailed the “very good contact and switch” that led to the opening aim, on a constructive afternoon for Diaz.
Alisson, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai (all 6.9) additionally had a stable afternoon, sharing the identical rating.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (5.3) was poor, nonetheless, being described by Doyle as “dangerously wayward,” however Andy Robertson (5.7) and Ryan Gravenberch (5.7) weren’t a lot better.
Subsequent up for Liverpool is a crucial journey to Aston Villa on Wednesday night (8pm GMT).