{"id":6235,"date":"2017-09-18T15:15:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T14:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/?p=6235"},"modified":"2017-09-18T09:21:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T08:21:08","slug":"player-ratings-liverpool-1-1-burnley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2017\/09\/player-ratings-liverpool-1-1-burnley\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: Liverpool 1\u20131 Burnley"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Liverpool<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Simon Mignolet \u2013 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dealt well with Burnley\u2019s more direct approach, and looked confident in a sometimes-crowded penalty area but was once again left exposed for the goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold \u2013 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was at fault in the buildup to Burnley\u2019s goal and often lost possession with his wayward final balls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joel Matip \u2013 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His mix-up with Klavan gifted the ball to Arfield for his goal but did otherwise produce a decent defensive performance whilst once again showing his expansive passing capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ragnar Klavan \u2013 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looked nervy on the ball resulting in the crowd taking a deep breath every time he received the ball and his lack of chemistry with Matip was demonstrated in their \u2018pre-goal mix-up\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Robertson \u2013 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was fairly muted in the first-half \u2013 maybe because Coutinho kept ignoring him on the overlap \u2013 but did receive more of the ball in the second-half and created some excellent deliveries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emre Can \u2013 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Played in the deeper midfield position but appeared lost and frustrated at times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Milner \u2013 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looked fresh after not starting for a month and put in a solid performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philippe Coutinho \u2013\u00a07<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was at the heart of the creativity in the Liverpool attack \u2013 especially in the second-half \u2013 produced one mesmerising run in which he took on a handful of Burnley players although his shooting was wayward, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mohamed Salah \u2013 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scored and impressed once again \u2013 could have had a penalty late on when brought down by Mee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roberto Firmino \u2013 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carried on his run of games as a passenger \u2013 failed to really impose himself on the match, or the Burnley defence for that matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Sturridge \u2013 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Intelligent movement, clever interplay and good close-control resulted in him having a good game but did tend to drift out of the area, and thus was not able to finish off some promising attacks.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Burnley<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Nick Pope \u2013 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although he seemed to spend most of the first-half timewasting, it was an impressive Premier League debut and was forced to make a number of decent saves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Lowton \u2013 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was responsible for marking Coutinho and stuck to his task, forcing the Brazilian to take many long-range shots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Tarkowski \u2013 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leader in the Burnley defence and looked assured even when Liverpool were laying siege on the Burnley goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Mee \u2013 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Solid performance \u2013 could have scored with a header and conceded a penalty late on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen Ward \u2013 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Was forced to work hard containing Salah and thus had little energy to join in Burnley\u2019s intermittent attacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Johann Berg Gudmundsson \u2013 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Helped Lowton to minimise Coutinho\u2019s influence on the game with relative success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steven Defour \u2013 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the Burnley midfield, was responsible for starting a lot of Burnley\u2019s counter-attacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Cork \u2013 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Acted as a strong defensive shield in front of the back four.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Arfield \u2013 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Showed his quality and composure with well-taken finish that gave Burnley the point.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robbie Brady \u2013 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Had to work hard for the team, but did nothing spectacular, especially in attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Wood \u2013 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Couldn\u2019t score his third goal in three matches but did act as an aerial threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool Simon Mignolet \u2013 7 Dealt well with Burnley\u2019s more direct approach, and looked confident in a sometimes-crowded penalty area but was once again left exposed for the goal. 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