Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool: Player Ratings

Chelsea lost 3-1 to Liverpool with Philippe Coutinho (L) grabbing a brace

Jurgen Klopp’s won his first game in the Premier League as the Liverpool manager with an emphatic 3-1 win over rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Ramires scored early for the home side from a sublime cross from Cesar Azpilicueta before Brazilain star Philippe Coutinho scored two absolutely stunning goals and Christain Benteke added a third after coming on from the bench to seal the win for the Reds.

Another defeat for Jose Mourinho’s side has left them with just 11 points from 11 games and a sixth defeat of the season in the Premier League. Meanwhile, things have started to look a bit brighter for Liverpool under Klopp and they will now be hoping to mount a challenge for a top four finish.

Chelsea

Asmir Begovic – 5/10

He made a couple of good saves, but in the end he was beaten three times with the defence failing him time and again.

Kurt Zouma – 5/10

He struggled to play as a full-back, but was defensively decent. Not much blame can be put on him for any of the goals Liverpool scored.

John Terry – 4/10

He was decent in the first half, but his performance in the second half makes one think he is past it. He struggled throughout, especially after Benteke came on in the second half.

Gary Cahill – 4/10

Another poor performance from the English international as he never looked settled in the game. He panicked at times and that cost Chelsea. Both he and Terry really had a game to forget.

Cesar Azpilicueta – 6/10

The Spaniard did a decent job both going forward and defensively. He put in a sublime cross for Ramires’ goal but eventually made way for Falcao as Chelsea looked for a goal.

John Obi Mikel – 5/10

He was slow in the midfield and found it hard to contain the Liverpool attacking midfielders. He also a picked up a yellow card for a poor foul on Adam Lallana.

Ramires – 5/10

He hardly did anything on the pitch except for scoring the first goal early on in the game. He was also responsible for letting Coutinho score the first goal at the end of the first half.

Ramires scored the first goal for Chelsea against Liverpool

Willian – 6/10

Chelsea’s best player on the pitch today and he caused the Liverpool defenders quite a few problems by drawing numerous fouls.

Oscar – 4/10

Oscar was deployed on the left and it was another awful performance from the Brazilian as he hardly created any chances for his teammates.

Eden Hazard – 3/10

The Belgian midfielder was nowhere to be seen. He created 0 chances and had 0 shots on goal. He was rightly substituted just before the hour mark and Jose Mourinho will not be too happy with his performance.

Diego Costa – 4/10

The striker made few decent runs, but had no support from the other attackers. He had nothing much to show in the game and should have contributed more.

Substitutes

Kenedy – 5/10

He did well after coming in for Hazard, and made a couple of good runs and had shots on goal, but he is still raw.

Cesc Fabregas – 3/10

He was invisible just like Hazard and one would wonder why Mourinho even brought him on.

Radamel Falcao – N/A

Simon Mignolet did well to deny Oscar a goal from the near the centre circle in the second half

Liverpool

Simon Mignolet – 6/10

The Belgian goalkeeper wasn’t tested much during the game and made a brilliant effort to stop Oscar’s clever long-range effort.

Nathaniel Clyne – 7/10

Clyne has been brilliant since joining Liverpool in the summer and put in another good performance today. He was good going forward in the first half, and was equally strong defensively in the second half.

Martin Skrtel – 8/10

He made few good blocks to deny Chelsea from scoring and won a few important aerial duels. Most importantly, Skrtel managed to keep Diego Costa quiet once again.

Mamadou Sakho – 8/10

Calm as you like it, Sakho has been Liverpool’s star at the back. The French international had a pass accuracy of 92% and was solid for the Reds at the back. He made several important tackles and marked the Chelsea players really well.

Alberto Moreno – 6/10

He started off poorly and was responsible for the Ramires goal, but got better as the game went on. He also made a brilliant run into the Chelsea box forcing a save from Begovic in the second half.

Lucas Leiva – 7/10

His tackles stopped Chelsea’s flow in the attack and he was solid defensively in the midfield for the Reds. But he was lucky to stay on the pitch and could have easily picked up a second yellow card in the game.

Emre Can (R) was a key player in attack and defence for Liverpool

Emre Can – 7/10

He has been a revelation in midfield under new boss Jurgen Klopp after Brendan Rodgers kept changing his position in the team. Can put in another solid display in the midfield and won the ball several times for his team.

James Milner – 5/10

Milner was Liverpool’s worst player on the pitch today and was rightly substituted by Klopp after the hour mark. The Liverpool captain was also dispossessed several times.

Adam Lallana – 7/10

He was Liverpool’s best player on the pitch in the first half and had a couple of shots on target. Like Can, Lallana looks like a different player under Klopp.

Philippe Coutinho – 9/10

Coutinho is known to be a big match player and today he showed exactly why. The Brazilian, who has been out of form recently, scored from two absolute stunning strikes to give the Reds a vital win.

Roberto Firmino – 8/10

He started as a striker and did well to keep the Chelsea defenders busy. Firmino had a pass accuracy of 91% and made few brilliant tackles to show his defensive attributes.

Christian Benteke scored the third goal for Liverpool

Substitutes

Christain Benteke – 7/10

Benteke replaced Milner after the hour mark and was brilliant after coming on. He scored the third goal for Liverpool and won a few aerial duels.

Jordon Ibe – 5/10

He was brought on right after Liverpool scored their second goal and made few good runs. Had once chance to score but saw his effort blocked by Terry.

Dejan Lovren – N/A

Was brought on in the 90th minute and had no time to make any difference in the game.