Huge win in Selhurst Park Stadium for Liverpool against Crystal Palace before the players get back to their countries for international duty. The Reds are still top of the league with 18 points in 7 matches, after receiving three more in today’s match, which keeps Arne Slot’s team at the top of the table.
Liverpool started the first half better than the Eagles, scoring the opener and dominating the whole time in the first half, but things changed quickly after the players got back into the pitch from the 15-minute break.
Oliver Glasner’s boys started to be more dangerous since the first minute of the second half, making eight goal attempts, with four of them going towards the keeper. The Reds’s defense was once again brilliant, keeping the goal clean from the shots of Palace’s players, but later as the match continued, Alisson Becker was left in the ground in pain after he picked up an injury.
The Brazilian goalkeeper left the match in the 79th minute and Vitezslav Jaros came from the bench to replace him, showing a good performance in those last minutes that he had the chance.
After the match, Arne Slot confirmed that Alisson’s injury is serious and his return date is expected to be after the November’s international break.
Most of the players had a solid performance against Crystal Palace, but some had more impact during the game. This is how we rank Liverpool players after the 1-0 win:
Alisson Becker (8/10) – Was fantastic on the goal and made four crucial saves, was later injured and had to leave the game.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (6/10) – Solid in the defense, not much impact in the team’s offensive play.
Ibrahima Konate (7/10) – Solid in the defense, blocking a lot of actions and winning most of the duels against opponents.
Virgil van Dijk (8/10 – Man of the match) – The best on the pitch, his influence in the defense is massive, winning most of the tackles and the air games.
Kostas Tsimikas (7/10) – Replacing Andrew Robertson, the Greece defender was solid at the left, gave the ball to Gakpo for the assist.
Ryan Gravenberch (8/10) – The most impactful midfielder on the pitch, calm while possessing the ball and he was key in stopping the opponent’s counter-attacks.
Alexis Mac Allister (7/10) – Solid in the first half but had to be subbed off in the half-time due to an injury.
Curtis Jones (6/10) – Not a bad performance after replacing Dominik Szoboszlai, his focus was more on the attacking part compared to his midfield teammates.
Mohamed Salah (6/10) – Didn’t have much impact on the game while trying to set up other players so they can score.
Diogo Jota (7/10) – Scored the early opener after a brilliant move into the box, didn’t do much except from the goal.
Cody Gakpo (7/10) – Made a lot of runs on the opposition which resulted on his assist for the only goal of the match.
Substitutes: Dominik Szoboszlai (6/10), Luis Diaz (5/10), Vitezslav Jaros (7/10), Wataru Endo (7/10), Andrew Robertson (6/10).
