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Half-time ratings

Alisson Becker 6

No chance with the opener and otherwise little to do before break.

Trent Alexander-Arnold 6

Tried to get Liverpool going forward with some probing passes.

Defended solidly enough.

Jarell Quansah 7

Good pace to get back and block a Palmer break and aggressive defending when required.

Virgil van Dijk 7

Used the ball well when passing out of defence and no real issues defensively before interval.

Kostas Tsimikas 6

Opener came down his flank and a tough battle up against Neto but wasn’t embarrassed first half.

Wataru Endo 6

Asked to do a lot of the defensive work in midfield in the opening minutes but then given chance to use the ball more creatively.

Curtis Jones 6

Started far too progressively but became more of an influence when dropping a bit deeper.

Mohamed Salah 5

Didn’t get much out of Cucurella before break and touch deserted him a couple of times.

Harvey Elliott 5

Very slack opening set the tone for a difficult first half in which he struggled to find an impactful position.

Cody Gakpo 6

Liverpool’s liveliest attacker before the break when cutting in off the left and forced Sanchez into save.

Diogo Jota 5

Given scant service first half and poor control with the one opportunity that came his way.