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Half-time ratings

Alisson Becker 7

Cleaned up a couple of pieces of scrappy defending from Liverpool but no real saves first half.

Trent Alexander-Arnold 8

Making his first start in more than two months, won the early penalty and passing caused real problems for Atalanta defence.

Ibrahima Konate 6

Very shaky when in possession during opening stages but defended competently if not always convincingly.

Virgil van Dijk 6

Sustained a hand injury early on and didn’t quite look comfortable for the remainder of the first half.

Andy Robertson 6

Raided forward regularly down the left before the break and was even furthest man forward on occasion.

Alexis Mac Allister 7

Given a lot to do back as the number six but nicked the ball regularly off raiding Atalanta players.

Dominik Szoboszlai 6

Fired one shot at Musso first half but otherwise frustrated with some slack distribution in promising areas.

Curtis Jones 6

Another to infuriate before interval when his care in possession was too often stymied by losing the ball needlessly.

Mohamed Salah 6

Tucked away the early penalty confidently but guilty of bad miss before half-time and made too many wrong choices.

Cody Gakpo 7

Dropped deep regularly and caused Atalanta real issues with his strength and willingness to run with the ball and quick flicks.

Luis Diaz 6

Some moments of promise and a lot of hard work before break but unable to make huge impact.