Liverpool signings finally gel as 2 summer arrivals rank highest

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Here we compare our player ratings with those of the Liverpool Echo, GOAL and the TIA readers. Ekitike (7.58) was Liverpool’s best player in north London, receiving the highest average rating.

The Frenchman scored his fifth goal in his last three Premier League games, rising highest to head home the Reds’ second of the day. GOAL’s Tom Bellwood described it as “another brilliant evening” for Ekitike, with Ian Doyle of the Echo calling his header an “excellent” finish, which was set up by fellow summer arrival Jeremie Frimpong.

The German got his first Premier League assist, setting Alexander Isak up for Liverpool’s opener and the Swede’s second league goal of the campaign. What the stats say According to FotMob, Wirtz (8.6) was Liverpool’s standout figure in a statistical sense.