Spartak Moscow
Artem Rebrov – 8
Spartak’s best player on the night was kept busy throughout – made some very important saves, especially in the early stages – but was forced off with an injury on the hour mark
Andrei Eschenko – 6
Was tormented by the attacking talent of Coutinho and struggled to deal with the overlap of Moreno
Serdar Tasci – 6
At the heart of the Spartak defence, he led the backline well and ensured that his side hung on for the point
Ilya Kutepov – 6
Wasn’t afraid to stick his foot in and made some crucial interceptions
Salvatore Bocchetti – 6
Spartak’s most impressive defender – limited the space available for Firmino and Salah to operate
Georgi Dzhikiya – 5
Struggled against Alexander-Arnold who often got past him and produced some good crosses
Fernando – 7
Scored Spartak’s opener with a well-taken free-kick and played an important role in the defensive midfield
Mario Pasalic – 6
The Chelsea loanee sat in front of his defence for most of the match – very rarely going beyond the halfway line
Aleksandr Samedov – 6
Was virtually alongside his right-back for most of the game to aid him defensively – he did occasionally venture further up the pitch but failed to create anything of note
Ivelin Popov – 6
Was involved in most of Spartak’s attacks that mainly happened in the first-half, but was one of many who was suffering from cramp at the final whistle
Luiz Adriano – 5
Was left isolated for much of the match but, when the ball did find its way to him, he showed good close control
Liverpool
Loris Karius – 6
Should have done better with Fernando’s free-kick but, apart from a few crosses, was rarely called upon
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7
A night of enjoyable attacking for the youngster – asked to do very little defensively, he impressed with his bursts forward on the right-hand side and linked up well with Salah
Joel Matip – 6
Not really tested as Spartak were set up to defend thus was able to bring the ball out of defence at times.
Dejan Lovren – 7
Was hardly troubled in defence but did produce some vital interceptions and was a threat at set-pieces
Alberto Moreno – 6
Attacked well on the left-hand side but some of his final balls were wayward
Emre Can – 5
An early yellow card forced him to rein in his tackling and it was his mistake that gifted Spartak possession that led to the free-kick
Jordan Henderson – 7
Had a good game at the heart of the Liverpool team – played some lovely crosses and through-balls; one paving the way for the equaliser and another that should have been finished off by substitute Sturridge
Philippe Coutinho – 7
Committed the foul for Fernando’s goalscoring free-kick but made up for it less than 10 minutes later by scoring Liverpool’s equaliser
Mohamed Salah – 6
A constant threat playing on the shoulder of the Spartak defence – had numerous shots and should have won the match with a late header
Roberto Firmino – 4
Another anonymous performance but did manage one snatched shot in the latter stages.
Sadio Mane – 6
Wasn’t afforded a lot of time and space by the Spartak defence to demonstrate his quality and speed but was involved in a four-on-two counterattack that should have ended with Liverpool’s second goal.
