Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool: Player Ratings as Gunners claim a gritty win at home| Premier League 2019-20

Liverpool Player Ratings:

Alisson Becker: 4/10

While Alisson Becker hardly had anything to do in the entire match, an uncharacteristically poor pass out from the back led to his side conceding what would turn out to be the decisive second goal.

Trent Alexander-Arnold: 6/10

Despite sending in his by-now customary barrage of accurate and inviting crosses into the box, the young right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold was unable to create a clear chance for Liverpool to get back into the game.

Joe Gomez: 7/10

The young Englishman Joe Gomez was his usual tough, physical and pacy self in defence, dealing well with Arsenal’s attacking threat.

Virgil Van Dijk: 4/10

Virgil Van Dijk's error led to Arsenal's equaliser against Liverpool.

Apart from the glaring error that led to his side conceding the equaliser, Virgil Van Dijk was hardly involved in a defensive capacity as he spent most of his time up the other end trying to get Liverpool back on level terms against Arsenal.

Andrew Robertson: 5/10

Andrew Robertson, the Scottish left-back, matched his English counterpart on the opposite flank in sending in several searching crosses. He even got the assist for the opening goal on one of his regular runs up the field. However, his forward forays were unable to conjure up an equaliser for Liverpool.

Fabinho: 7/10

The Brazilian shone in midfield with a powerful and tenacious display for Liverpool.

Brazilian Fabinho was a constant thorn in Arsenal’s side, popping up with crucial interceptions time and again while also featuring heavily in attack with a number of clever passes and through balls.

Georginio Wijnaldum: 6/10

The Dutchman Georginio Wijnaldum was full of running as usual and created a formidable defensive shield for Liverpool but failed to create any dangerous opportunities from an attacking perpective.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: 6/10

The former Arsenal man Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looked lively in midfield and got into some promising positions without troubling the scorers before going off for Naby Keita with half an hour left to play.

Mohamed Salah: 5/10

Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah was always in and around the action in Arsenal’s penalty area but failed to really make an impact on the game on his 150th appearance for the Reds.

Roberto Firmino: 5/10

Roberto Firmino was his usual busy self, dropping deep to receive the ball on occasion and getting involved in a number of promising moves without finding any end product.

The Brazilian was replaced by Takumi Minamino just past the hour mark.

Sadio Mane: 7/10

Sadio Mane was Liverpool's greatest attacking threat and deservedly got his goal.

Sadio Mane scored the opening goal at the end of a wonderfully incisive move from Liverpool. It was the Senegalese forward's 24th goal involvement of the season (17 goals, 7 assists), which is his best return in a Premier League season.

GOALL!! Lovely attacking football. Firmino picks out the run of @andrewrobertso5 who drills the ball into Mane.Sadio with a decent finish to put the Reds ahead! ✊[0-1]#ARSLIV https://t.co/RbxlLzdupU

— Liverpool FC (Premier League Champions 🏆) (@LFC) July 15, 2020

Liverpool Substitutes:

Takumi Minamino: 5/10

The Japanese forward Takumi Minamino looked lively during his cameo and caused the Arsenal defence some trouble but was unable to create any opportunities.

Naby Keita: 6.5/10

Naby Keita was another substitute who looked purposeful and full of running but was unable to carve out clear-cut chances from his midfielder role.

Divock Origi: N.A.

No stranger to scoring important late goals for Liverpool, Divock Origi came on in the 83rd minute but failed to get on the ball enough to make an impact.

Xherdan Shaqiri: N.A.

The Swiss attacker Xherdan Shaqiri did have the ball in the net for Liverpool late on but the whistle had already gone before he took his shot. That was his only real contribution in the game as he hardly had any time to showcase his skills.