Liverpool player ratings after the defeat to Manchester United

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I hasten to add that most of our lives were drastically different a decade ago when Manchester United last won at Anfield.It’s happened again. This time with a much better Liverpool team, defeated by Harry Maguire and their own stupidity.

Here are the ratings from the day we all feared may come.Liverpool player ratings:Giorgi Mamardashvili - 5/10Milos Kerkez, 4/10 Virgil van Dijk - 5/10Ibrahima Konate - 3/10 Conor Bradley - 4/10, Ryan Gravenberch - 5/10, Alexis Mac Allister - 5/10 Cody Gakpo - 5/10 Dominik Szoboszlai - 6/10 Mohamed Salah - 3/10 Alexander Isak - 4/10 SUBS:Florian Wirtz- 5/10 Hugo Ekitike - 5/10 Curtis Jones - 5/10 Federico Chiesa - 6/10 Jeremie Frimpong - 5/10.Player Spotlights:Ibrahima KonateKonate, 26, has had a poor season amid swirling rumours and his contact and links with Real Madrid.For Manchester United’s second goal, Konate is seemingly unaware of Maguire behind him, making his positioning poor.Konate often seemed hesitant heading the ball, lacking the calmness and clarity of his defensive partner van Dijk.Liverpool v Manchester United - Premier League | Carl Recine/GettyImagesAt the end of the match the ball was played across the Man United box, but Konate decided to leave it, in a bizarre decision.Liverpool may choose to move once more for Marc Guehi in the January transfer window, thus Konate will need to improve his performances to avoid the Reds needing to swoop for Guehi.Cody Gakpo Cody Gakpo had a confusing performance. He hit the post twice, scored Liverpool’s only goal and then missed the easiest chance of the game.Gakpo has had a decent start to the season, scoring three goal in eight games.He has found himself part of an attack that has a wealth of talent, but is yet to look in any way cohesive.Liverpool v Manchester United - Premier League | Michael Regan/GettyImagesThe narrative is that Liverpool’s attack is unbalanced, with Salah on the right and Isak through the middle.It is easy to see why many remain unhappy when Liverpool look as though they can’t predict each other’s movements and string passes together like a competent football team.Mohamed SalahSalah, 33, had an abysmal outing at Anfield.

Whether impacted by the Jota news or whether just suffering a dip in form, he has not had a good season.His lack of quality in critical positions is simply not good enough, and it hasn’t been for some time.Liverpool gave Salah all of the money and Liverpool are currently getting none of the return.Liverpool v Manchester United - Premier League | Michael Regan/GettyImagesAmid all of the hype and the noise and the new signings, Salah has to, has to, stand up today and he didn’t.Salah should be dropped for Liverpool’s trip to Eintracht Frankfurt midweek. As one of the shining lights of Liverpool’s season, Federico Chiesa should take his place.