Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
Premier League.
Anfield
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace: Player ratings
Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (7), Van Dijk (7), Phillips (4), Robertson (6), Fabinho (6), Elliott (7), Milner (7), Salah (7), Diaz (9), Nunez (2)
Subs: Tsimikas (5), Henderson (6), Gomez (7), Carvalho (6)
Crystal Palace: Guaita (7), Clyne (7), Andersen (8), Guehi (8), Mitchell (8), Ward (7), Doucoure (7), Schlupp (7), Eze (9), Ayew (7), Zaha (8)
Subs: Edouard (6), Richards (6), Milivojevic (6), Hughes (6), Olise (n/a)
Man of the match: Luis Diaz
Managers’ reaction
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira: “There are a lot of teams coming to Liverpool that would be happy with a point, but today we played a really good game collectively and I’m pleased with the point.
“Overall we kept our organisation and discipline. It’s a really tough place to come and perform. We created some really good chances, in a difficult period we stuck together and defended well. It was a really good team performance, I’m really happy with the team.”
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: “The real feeling I have at the moment is I’m proud because everything went against us during the week. It was crazy, it was like there was a witch in the building. Putting in a performance in the circumstances, I’m really proud of that.
“It’s not the start we wanted but that’s the least of my problems because it’s really tricky at the moment with injuries. We have to use the next week to maybe bring one or two back. We lost Darwin today which doesn’t help but Bobby (Firmino) might be ready for next week. It’s not a concern, it’s just a start.”
