Liverpool player ratings as Cody Gakpo change clear and £250m duo pose questions

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There were eight Liverpool players at the World Cup and here the ECHO runs the rule over their performances in the tournamentFinally, after 104 games and an increasing number of controversies, the World Cup is over. And few could argue with Spain being crowned champions after overcoming the dark arts and relentless negativity of Argentina in a disappointing final on Sunday that befitted a somewhat underwhelming and bloated tournament.Liverpool had eight representatives at the competition in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and were already guaranteed only a sixth-ever winner with Alexis Mac Allister facing off against new signing Victor Munoz in the New York showpiece.The pair will now have a well-earned rest while the remainder are expected to join up with Andoni Iraola's squad at some point during the US tour, with the Reds having games against Sunderland, Leeds United and Wrexham.But how did the Liverpool players rate at the World Cup?

The ECHO takes a look...Victor Munoz N/ASpain were still scratching their heads at their inability to score against Cape Verde in their opening group game when it emerged Liverpool had triggered Munoz's £34.5million release clause at Osasuna to make him the first signing of the Iraola era.Reds supporters then rubbed their hands in anticipation at watching Munoz in action at the World Cup - only for the winger to pick up an injury, be absent for a few games and then fail to play a single minute as the Spaniards won the trophy.Still, it ensured Munoz became only the sixth serving Liverpool player to win the World Cup after England trio Roger Hunt, Ian Callaghan and Gerry Byrne and fellow Spaniards Fernando Torres and Pepe Reina.Alexis Mac Allister 7Mac Allister may have been among the many Argentina players to have disappointed in the final, but he'd done as much as any that aren't called Lionel Messi to ensure his team were in the final.The midfielder played every minute except the group stage dead rubber against Jordan with his country already through as winners, and created a goal against Cape Verde and scored the opener in the quarter-final win over Switzerland.In a more advanced role, he helped drag Argentina back from the brink against England and only managed to be booked once in eight games, which must be some kind of record for the 27-year-old. The challenge now is for him to stay fit.Alexander Isak 6Eyebrows will no doubt be raised that Isak managed three 90-minute performances in four games for Sweden at the World Cup having done so precisely no times for Liverpool during the season.He started well with a goal and two assists against a very poor Tunisia, but while claiming another assist in the thrashing against Holland his competition became one of increasingly diminishing returns.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageCody Gakpo 8Gakpo was harshly treated by many Liverpool supporters last season and clearly revelled in being free from the Anfield shackles for a short period with Holland, most notably against Sweden when he scored twice and set up another goal. Playing on the left flank, Gakpo was revitalised and sharp.There was also an emotional moment when scoring in the round of 32 defeat to Morocco shortly after the news emerged regarding the loss of his unborn son.Virgil van Dijk 7Holland skipper Van Dijk scored in the entertaining group draw with Japan and provided an assist against Tunisia, but continued to attract criticism in his homeland from certain individuals who, for whatever reason, have rarely taken to the Liverpool man.Ronald Koeman's side, though, were built to attack rather than defend and the rearguard as a whole was ultimately not good enough to deal with that approach, conceding in all four of their games.Ryan Gravenberch 7Gravenberch operated in a more advanced midfield position for Holland than at Liverpool, and started the World Cup strongly with a brace of clever assists against Japan.However, he was back in a defensive role for the loss against Morocco and had been replaced before Holland leaked the late equaliser that ultimately took the game to penalties.Florian Wirtz 6The numbers suggest Wirtz, playing predominantly off the left, did well for a disappointing Germany with assists in three of their four games.But despite his obvious quality, there was a nagging suspicion he could have done more and was notably off the pitch by the time Germany were controversially defeated by Paraguay on penalties.