Liverpool
Loris Karius – 6
Brought back in for Mignolet but again failed to give the crowd – or his defence – any confidence
Joe Gomez – 4
An underwhelming performance capped off with a late sending off
Joel Matip – 6
Not authoritative enough at the heart of the defence – although, at times, was Liverpool’s most attacking player
Dejan Lovren – 5
Looked shaky throughout but was not overly tested by Sevilla’s attack
Alberto Moreno – 7
One of Liverpool’s brighter players, seemed to thrive playing against his former club
Georginio Wijnaldum – 5
The game seemed to bypass him and consequently he contributed very little
Jordan Henderson – 6
Attempted to drive Liverpool forward although was prone to some wayward passing
Emre Can – 6
Played a part in the mess that was Sevilla’s opening goal and looked in a daze throughout
Mohamed Salah – 8
Liverpool’s most potent threat – like at the weekend – caused the defence problems
Roberto Firmino – 6
Failed to really impress as Sevilla’s defence found him the easiest to mark but did get Liverpool’s first goal
Sadio Mane – 7
Involved in some exciting linkup play with Salah but failed to finish his promising runs with a goal
Sevilla
Sergio Rico – 7
Had fairly little to do but when necessary pulled off some very good reflex saves
Sergio Escudero – 7
Was made to work hard defensively against a pacey Salah
Simon Kjaer – 6
Sevilla’s new signing was tested against a dynamic front three and it was his deflection that gave Liverpool their second goal
Nico Pareja – 7
The Sevillan veteran dealt very well with Firmino – the type of defender that Liverpool could do with
Gabriel Mercado – 6
Was gifted a lot of space on the right side and was involved in a lot of Sevilla’s attacks
Steven N’Zonzi – 8
The former Blackburn midfielder exemplified why he is so highly thought of in Spain
Guido Pizarro – 6
Was not as effective as N’Zonzi in the central area but still outplayed his Liverpool counterparts
Joaquin Correa – 7
A promising player who showed off his flair and skill culminating in his fantastic finish to give Sevilla a share of the points
Ever Banega – 7
Having returned to Sevilla, after a difficult season with Internazionale, he always provided central support to the three strikers
Jesus Navas – 6
A fairly muted performance by the former City winger but did link up well with Mercado at times
Wissam Ben Yedder – 7
Scorer of Sevilla’s opener and nuisance to Liverpool’s defence and midfield – although he didn’t have any other major goal-scoring opportunities apart from the goal
