'Biggest influence': Danny Murphy picks who he thought was Liverpool's Man of the Match vs Everton

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Ryan Gravenberch was Liverpool’s standout player during Sunday’s win over Everton, according to former midfielder Danny Murphy.Mohamed Salah ultimately scooped the official Man of the Match award having got the go-ahead first-half goal for the Reds, but in Murphy‘s view, he was not the best player on the pitch.Instead, that was Gravenberch, who came through some recent patchy form to prove himself as the ‘biggest influence’ on a good day for Liverpool. Who was Liverpool’s best player during Sunday’s smash and grab win over Everton?

Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Gravenberch’s performance key to Liverpool win – MurphyGravenberch has had a difficult season, looking a far cry from the player who deservedly won the Premier League’s Young Player of the Year award last term.There were some signs of that on Sunday as well, with the Dutchman failing to connect with some simple passes early on.But while offering his analysis for BBC Match of the Day, Murphy claimed that Gravenberch soon stepped up to become the catalyst for a big Liverpool win.“I thought Liverpool did some good things from a creative point of view,” said the pundit. “They weren’t great defensively, it was a bit chaotic at times, they were all over the place.

But from a creative aspect and a footballing perspective, they played better.”Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Brilliant footage appears to show Steven Gerrard’s reaction to Virgil van Dijk’s Liverpool winner vs Everton“Robbo [Andy Robertson] helped, being back in at left-back, calmer. Robbo’s dictating there to push on, which we know he loves to do, again the influence he has on this team.“I thought Gravenberch was Liverpool’s best player today, he did so many good things.”In truth, Gravenberch had looked slightly better against Paris Saint-Germain, slaloming forward and taking control of the midfield in a way we have not seen enough of this season.It isn’t perfect, but he’s getting closer to his best, and that is a sure-fire way to ensure Liverpool win more games across the next five fixtures.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox