Liverpool vs Porto Ratings: Liverpool Player Ratings + Twitter Reaction
Liverpool cruised to a rather comfortable 2-0 victory against Portuguese giants Porto in the 1st leg of their Champions League quarterfinal encounter at the Anfield. They opened the scoring very early in the game through a heavily deflected shot from Naby Keita which caught Spaniard Iker Casillas completely off-guard.
Their second goal came through Roberto Firmino as some good work down the right side saw Trent Alexander-Arnold cross the ball into the Brazilian’s path for an easy tap-in to make it 2-0. Despite Porto’s best efforts going forward, a Virgil Van Dijk led defence stood strong and will have a two-goal lead to carry with them to Portugal.
Here are the Liverpool Player Ratings:
Allison Becker 7
Hasn’t been his usual assured self for a couple of games now but did well whenever called upon.
Trent Alexander Arnold 6
The young Englishman did well to put the 2nd goal on a platter for Roberto Firmino but was largely ineffective.
Virgil Van Dijk 7
Like his goalkeeper, has looked rusty in the last games and will have to regain his sharpness in coming weeks.
Dejan Lovren 6
The self proclaimed ‘best defender in the world’ was shabby and looked a bit all over the place at times.
James Milner 7
Despite his ripe age, the English veteran showed good composure on the ball and defended well.
Jordan Henderson 8
The Englishman showed excellent control in the centre and showed no sign of tiring as the game wore on.
Fabinho 7
The Brazilian had a solid game in the middle of the park and he worked very hard in defence too.
Naby Keita 8
Although he was a bit fortunate to get the early goal, a quick look at his performance shows that he deserved it.
Sadio Mane 6
Didn’t really offer much throughout the 2nd period and found it hard to get into the game at times.
Mohamed Salah 7
Wasn’t quite as effective as usual today but he showed good skill and trickery on certain occasions.
Roberto Firmino 8
The Brazilian was a constant itch for the Porto defence and he did extremely well to time his run for the 2nd goal.
Substitutes
Divock Origi 4
Had no effect whatsoever after coming on and didn’t do much to exude confidence either.
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Daniel Sturridge NA
Didn’t have enough time to make an impact.
Here’s how some thrilled Liverpool fans reacted to this crucial win:
