Curtis Jones ran the present for Liverpool of their 2-1 win over Chelsea within the Premier League, however Mohamed Salah was additionally glorious as he took his season’s purpose contributions to 13.
Arne Slot‘s aspect hosted the Blues in a blockbuster conflict on Sunday, with the hosts understanding the significance of victory.
Salah opened the scoring with a first-half penalty, just for Nicolas Jackson to cancel out Liverpool’s lead earlier than Jones netted the winner in entrance of the Kop.
Right here we evaluate our participant rankings with these of the Liverpool Echo, GOAL, FotMob and This Is Anfield’s readers.
Jones (8.8) was the standout determine at Anfield, not solely successful a penalty and bagging the winner but additionally shining along with his business.
The 23-year-old made essentially the most of his second begin in a row, giving Slot a variety headache shifting ahead.
The Echo‘s Ian Doyle described Jones as “simply Liverpool’s greatest participant,” including that his “tenacity, drive and ingenuity from midfield” stood out.
In the meantime, TIA’s Mark Delgado stated that the younger Scouser “must be glorious to win a spot on this crew and that’s precisely what he was.”
The brilliance of Salah (8.2) can generally be under-appreciated, and right here, he each scored and assisted.
Mark Doyle of GOAL argued that the Egyptian is “essentially the most decisive ahead within the Premier League,” whereas FotMob famous that he accomplished all three of his dribbles.
Virgil van Dijk (7.3) was his usually dependable self, and he was Liverpool’s third-best participant at Anfield.
Ian Doyle claimed that the captain’s aerial presence was notably “vital at set-pieces,” and Delgado referred to as him “magnificent.”
Diogo Jota (5.9) obtained the bottom rating, however in equity, that’s primarily to do with him being substituted earlier than half-time.
Subsequent up for Liverpool is Wednesday’s Champions League conflict away to RB Leipzig (8pm BST).
