Liverpool ratings as derby-winner Origi gets an 8 for his cameo

Sport360 staff 23:07 02/12/2018
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  • Divock Origi left it late to win the derby for the Reds.

    England and Everton goalkepeer Jordan Pickford’s costly blunder allowed out-of-favour Divock Origi to carve his own piece of Merseyside history with a Liverpool winner deep into added time at Anfield.

    The close-range goal 45 seconds before the end of four minutes of added time came after Virgil van Dijk’s hopelessly-sliced shot was shovelled onto the crossbar by Pickford when it appeared to be going out.

    It was a harsh way to end the game for Pickford, who made at least one fantastic save in the first half, but it sparked wild scenes with Reds boss Jurgen Klopp charging into the centre-circle to celebrate with goalkeeper Alisson Becker, who himself had produced a couple of brilliant saves to keep another clean sheet.

    Here, we rate Liverpool players.

    STARTING XI

    Alisson Becker: Saved superbly to keep out an Andre Gomes header from point-blank range and subsequently did well to thwart Theo Walcott. Had little to deal with overall. 7/10

    Trent Alexander-Arnold: Some nice contributions in attack, including being involved in the winner, and was generally sound defensively. 6

    Joe Gomez: Produced a wonderful clearance off the line when the ball was heading in off Gomes. 7

    Virgil Van Dijk: Not quite as composed as usual at the back. Played a key role in the goal, albeit with a mis-kick. 6

    Andy Robertson: Lots of endeavour but not as involved in an attacking sense as he sometimes is. 6

    Georginio Wijnaldum: Did not really put a foot wrong, without truly shining. 6

    Fabinho: Did the more eye-catching work of Liverpool’s midfield two. 7

    Xherdan Shaqiri: An energetic display. Failed to convert a good one-on-one opportunity and picked up a booking. 6

    Roberto Firmino: Had three unsuccessful attempts on goal and struggled to make much of an impact. 5

    Sadio Mane: Fired over in the 12th minute, then struck wide early in the second half when it appeared he perhaps should have done better. Kept causing problems. 7

    Mohamed Salah: While he produced some fine touches at times in build-up play, the Egyptian was certainly not at his lethal best. Air-kicked with one attempted shot and later sent a strike wide, before being substituted. 6

    Winner.

    Winner.

    Substitutes:

    Naby Keita (for Shaqiri, 71): Added some drive to the hosts’ midfield. 6

    Daniel Sturridge (for Salah, 75): Had one shot blocked. 6

    Divock Origi (for Firmino, 84): Almost struck a late winner as his close-range shot cracked against the bar, then delivered one with a header as he took advantage of a Jordan Pickford mistake. 8

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