Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool: Player ratings as Red drop points

The Reds had glimpses of goal but didn’t look good enough and risked giving even more presents after defensive calamities in the recent defeat to Real Madrid.

Palace held on to secure a fourth consecutive home draw but will be left ruing their missed opportunities in the first half.

Crystal Palace player ratings (4-2-3-1)
GK: Vicente Guaita – 6/10 – Comfortable whenever he was called upon.

RB: Nathaniel Clyne – 6/10 – Shown a harsh yellow card for a challenge on Jota that didn’t really look that bad.

CB: Joachim Andersen – 7/10 – Had to be alert to keep up with Gakpo but made that look relatively simple.

CB: Marc Guehi – 7/10 – Equally as composed and went close with a first-half header that would have been chalked off for offside anyway.

LB: Tyrick Mitchell – 6/10 – Great energy down his side of the pitch. Kept Salah pretty quiet.

DM: Albert Sambi Lokonga – 7/10 – Real energy in midfield as he came out on top against Liverpool’s trio.

DM: Cheikh Doucoure – 7/10 – Destructive tackling to stop Liverpool from getting anything going in midfield.

RM: Michael Olise – 7/10 -A real threat on the right. Some glorious balls into the box which deserved so much more.

AM: Jordan Ayew – 6/10 – A typically scrappy performance with a lot of energy that unnerved Liverpool’s midfield.

LM: Jeffrey Schlupp – 7/10 – Excellent pressing. Gave Alexander-Arnold nightmares.

ST: Jean-Philippe Mateta – 6/10 – Found himself in some excellent positions and will be livid not to have scored.

Substitutes

Odsonne Edouard (71′ for Mateta) – 6/10 – A nice threat with limited service.

Ebere Eze (71′ for Schlupp) – 6/10 – Dangerous when given the chance to run.

Manager
Patrick Vieira – 7/10 – Questions will be asked as to why Eze and Edouard weren’t given more minutes, but Vieira still set his side up to secure a comfortable point. Can’t really aegue.

Liverpool player ratings (4-3-3)
GK: Alisson – 6/10 – Much calmer after his nervy showing against Real Madrid.

RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 4/10 – Some real defensive howlers which would have led to goals on any other day.

CB: Joel Matip – 4/10 – Looked uncomfortable against Palace’s press. Made a big error of his own.

CB: Virgil van Dijk – 6/10 – Maintained his composure when most of the players around him didn’t.

LB: Andy Robertson – 5/10 – Some nice attacking runs which were usually followed by failed crosses.

DM: Jordan Henderson – 4/10 – Failed to assert himself whatsoever. Another who looked really unsettled by Palace’s energy. Blocked what looked like it could have been a worldie from Alexander-Arnold.

CM: Naby Keita – 4/10 – Offered nothing on a rare start which should probably become even rarer after this one.

CM: James Milner – 5/10 – Can’t fault his effort but can fault about everything else.

RW: Mohamed Salah – 6/10 – Had a bright start which faded remarkably quickly. Some dangerous runs in the second half but never really looked like making anything happen.

ST: Cody Gakpo – 5/10 – Still feels uncomfortable in this central role. Didn’t get much out of Andersen and Guehi.

LW: Diogo Jota – 5/10 – Buzzed around with his typical energy but still looks short of his pre-injury form.

Substitutes
Harvey Elliott (46′ for Keita) – 6/10 – Brought an energy upgrade when needed.

Fabinho (71′ for Alexander-Arnold) – 4/10 – Didn’t offer anything positive. Perhaps fortunate not to pick up two yellow cards.

Roberto Firmino (71′ for Jota) – 5/10 – Not a presence in the box. Didn’t help where needed.

Stefan Bajcetic (84′ for Gakpo) – N/A

Manager
Jurgen Klopp – 4/10 – Some strange selection decisions and even more bizarre substitutions. Loyalty to certain senior players could easily by Klopp’s downfall.

Player of the match – Cheikh Doucoure (Crystal Palace)