Salah shines in 9/10, 5/10 man flops – Liverpool player ratings v Bournemouth
Liverpool beat Bournemouth 2-0 on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League.
Arne Slot’s decision to exclude Federico Chiesa from the squad did not come back to haunt him as the Reds beat the in-form Cherries on 1 February.
Mohamed Salah scored from the penalty spot and then followed that with a superb curling strike to give the Merseysiders a nine-point lead at the summit, with Arsenal in action on Sunday (2 February).
Here, Liverpool News rates the players out of 10, with stats from Fotmob.
Alisson – 8
The Brazilian made four saves to keep his clean sheet intact, six recoveries and recorded a 72 per cent pass accuracy against Andoni Iraola’s side.
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6 (off for Bradley, 70)
Created one chance, made ten passes into the final third and won all three of the tackles that he attempted for a 100 per cent success rate.
Ibrahima Konate – 7
The Frenchman won three of the four ground duels that he attempted for a 75 per cent success rate and made five clearances in a solid performance.
Virgil van Dijk – 7
Completed 89 per cent of his passes while making six recoveries and four clearances in a typical performance for the skipper.
Andy Robertson – 7
Made four passes into the final third, three clearances and won two of the three ground duels that he contested.
Ryan Gravenberch – 8
Recorded a 93 per cent pass completion and made the most tackles in the contest with four out of the seven he attempted for a 57 per cent success rate.
Alexis Mac Allister – 5 (off for Jones, 61)
Was nearly sent off, substituted early as a result after recording an 87 per cent passing accuracy and winning one of five ground duels that he contested.
Dominik Szoboszlai – 7
Created the most chances with three, recorded a 90 per cent pass accuracy and made seven recoveries in an industrious performance.
Mohamed Salah the star for Liverpool
Mohamed Salah – 9 (off for Endo, 88)
Notched two goals including a stunning curling effort to wrap up the contest also created the most chances in the contest with two, and had 11 touches in the opposition box.
Luis Diaz – 6
The Colombian created one chance, had three touches in the opposition box and one shot on target in another quiet display.
Cody Gakpo – 6 (off for Nunez, 70)
The Dutchman created one chance and made two passes into the final third and it won a penalty that allowed the Reds to open the scoring.
Substitutes:
Curtis Jones – 6 (on for Mac Allister, 61)
Notched an assist for Salah’s second goal.
Conor Bradley – 5 (on for Alexander-Arnold, 70)
Darwin Nunez – 5 (on for Gakpo, 70)
Wataru Endo – N/A (on for Salah, 88)
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