Nunez stars as 4/10 teammate ‘missing’ – Liverpool player ratings v Southampton
Liverpool beat Southampton 3-1 at Anfield on Saturday to extend their lead in the Premier League title race.
The Reds were too strong for the bottom-dwellers (8 March) and now find themselves with a 16-point lead at the summit with Arsenal in action on Sunday.
A strike from Darwin Nunez and two Mohamed Salah penalties cancelled out Will Smallbone’s surprising first-half opener.
Here, Liverpool News rates the players out of 10.
Alisson – 6
Nothing he could do for the goal, made multiple saves when called upon and was brilliant with the ball at his feet.
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7 (off for Quansah, 90)
Excellent display from Alexander-Arnold, he was a constant threat going forward and dealt with anything that was thrown at him when defending.
Ibrahima Konate – 6
Impressed with the ball at his feet and typically solid when the Anfield outfit were without the ball, a good performance.
Virgil van Dijk – 6
The Liverpool skipper was immense in build-up play and had a relatively easy game when he was forced to intervene defensively.
Kostas Tsimikas – 5 (off for Robertson, 45)
Was hauled off at the interval after a display that saw him booked in the 31st minute despite a good performance on both sides of the ball.
Ryan Gravenberch – 7 (off for Endo, 81)
Another impressive display from Gravenberch after questions over starting him, as he drove the Reds forward and was a constant presence when Slot’s side were without the ball.
Curtis Jones – 6 (off for Mac Allister, 45)
The Englishman was another to be replaced at the break despite creating multiple opportunities and being solid defensively.
Szoboszlai struggles despite Liverpool win
Dominik Szoboszlai – 4 (off for Elliott, 45)
The brilliant Szoboszlai that Reds supporters are used to seeing lately went missing and was dragged off at half-time after struggling to influence the contest as he created just one chance and made zero interceptions. [Fotmob]
| Stats | Szoboszlai v Southampton |
| Chances created | 1 |
| Pass accuracy | 78% |
| Ground duels | 2/5 (40%) |
| Recoveries | 2 |
Mohamed Salah – 6
A quiet display from Salah but he was on hand to convert the penalties when he was needed and still created four chances.
Nunez shines against Southampton
Darwin Nunez – 9 (off for Jota, 68)
The Uruguayan forward has been slammed by Arne Slot recently but proved the doubters wrong with a well-taken goal and won the first penalty for the Reds to take the lead.
Luis Diaz – 5
The Colombian has endured a difficult time recently with just one goal in his last 15 appearances and he struggled again at Anfield despite an assist.
Substitutes:
Andy Robertson – 6 (on for Tsimikas, 45)
Alexis Mac Allister – 6 (on for Jones, 45)
Harvey Elliott – 6 (on for Szoboszlai, 45)
Diogo Jota – 5 (on for Nunez, 68)
Wataru Endo – N/A (on for Gravenberch, 81)
Jarell Quansah – N/A (on for Alexander-Arnold, 90)