Ranking Liverpool's 5 best players in 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid

Ranking Liverpool's 5 best players in 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid | UEFA Champions League 2021-22

Modified Oct 20, 2021 17:00 GMT

Atletico Madrid v Liverpool FC: Group B - UEFA Champions League

#3 - Joel Matip

Joel Matip was easily Liverpool's best defender against Atletico Madrid. The Cameroonian was nowhere close to his Watford performance, but he hardly put a foot wrong when he closed in on the players.

The center-back won seven out of the eight duels he contested, made two crucial tacks, and had a 95% pass success in the game. Atletico Madrid tried and pulled him out of position a lot and succeeded a couple of times. If it wasn't for him, Liverpool might not have come out victorious.

#2 - Alisson

Alisson was called into action a lot in the first half and he did well to deny Antoine Griezmann, Joao Felix and Thomas Lemar. The save when Griezmann was one-on-one with the Brazilian was easily the best of the lot. The goal would have given the home side their equalizer before they eventually got it and boosted their confidence even more.

In the second half, Alisson had very little to do as Atletico Madrid sat back and defended as they were down to 10 men. Speaking to the media after the win, the Brazilian said:

“I believe the boss is a maestro in talking in the right moments, the right things. He brought us into the game again in the changing room. Our attitude changed a little bit in the second half.

'It’s not easy when you are 2-0 up before 15 minutes and then straight away you concede a goal. You know that it will be hard. We came here, we know that wouldn’t be easy playing against Atletico, and the game shows it for everyone, for us and for everybody who watched the game. I’m happy that we could score the third goal, didn’t concede any more and controlled the situations more."

#1 - Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah is in the form of his life and it is no surprise he was the best player on the pitch once again. The Egyptian scored twice at the Wanda Metropolitano and showed the world why there is so much hype around him at the moment.

He danced around the Atletico box before the first goal and did well to find space throughout the game despite the home side sitting back deep. The penalty was taken in a calm fashion as always, after sending Jan Oblak the wrong way.

Mohamed Salah became the first Liverpool player ever to score in nine consecutive appearances.