Liverpool made it six wins out of six in the Premier League after beating Southampton easily at Anfield.
The Reds defeated the Saints 3-0, thanks to goals from Wesley Hoedt (OG), Joel Matip and Mohamed Salah. All the goals came in the first half as Liverpool were dominant but Southampton did have a couple of good crosses before the break.
Xherdan Shaqiri was at the heart of everything good creatively for Liverpool but he was taken off at half-time.
The Swiss star was incredible for the Reds and he did a great job. Liverpool sit pretty on top of the Premier League table now and here are the player ratings from the game.
Alisson – 6.5/10
Alisson had one save to make in the game but dealt with some testing crosses well, as he kept another clean sheet.
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7/10
The youngster had a decent enough game and put in some devilish crosses in the first half as Liverpool dominated early on.
Joel Matip – 7/10
Matip started for the first time this season and he did look slow a couple of times. Gave the ball away on one instance but scored the second of the game from a corner.
Virgil van Dijk – 7/10
Van Dijk was excellent until a rib injury took him out in the second half. Hopefully, it isn’t a serious injury for the Dutchman.
Andy Robertson – 7/10
Robbo was another player who wasn’t tested much but rampaged to join the attack from time to time.
Jordan Henderson – 7/10
The captain wasn’t tested a lot and even made some lung-bursting runs down the line for the Reds.
Georginio Wijnaldum – 7.5/10
The Dutch midfielder was immense in the first half and kept things ticking in the heart of the park.
Xherdan Shaqiri – 8/10
What a first-half from the 26-year-old! Shaqiri created the first and third goals and was brilliant in his attacking midfielder’s role. The Swiss star was taken off at half-time but he could receive a start in the Carabao Cup clash against Chelsea midweek.
Mohamed Salah – 7/10
Salah finally scored but it came off a wicked Shaqiri free-kick that cannoned off the bar. The Egyptian should have scored a second or even a third but the linesman ruled one chance offside.
Sadio Mane – 7/10
The former Saint was difficult to deal with but was unlucky not to have scored after a few quality breaks on the counter.
Roberto Firmino – 7/10
Firmino had his chances to score but he did his regular bit of running around and creating havoc without exerting himself much.
Substitutes
James Milner – 7/10
Another game, another decent performance from the Englishman as he was brought on at half-time for Shaqiri.
Joe Gomez – 7/10
Van Dijk’s replacement came on and did a stellar job at keeping the Saints out.
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Naby Keita – NA
The former Leipzig man came on in the second half but didn’t do much despite having close to 20 minutes on the pitch.
