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Very few players have performed to their expected level at Anfield this season and as a consequence, results have suffered. Liverpool is ranked ninth in the Premier League table at present, and its struggles stem from the collective drop in standards on Merseyside.

has made a number of uncharacteristic errors, and has scored just four league goals from open play despite appearing in all 19 matches. One of the limited group of players who can be relatively happy with their showings this term is .



The Southampton boss competed against Newcastle United on Tuesday night, and after the bout, he labelled Nick Pope as 'categorically the best goalkeeper in the Premier League'.



Those numbers attached to his saves suggest that he's currently overperforming in comparison to the average goalkeeper by around 8.1 goals.



Manchester City's Ederson is also underperforming by 3.7 goals this term, which perhaps captures why Alisson is regarded as Brazil's number one.
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