Liverpool:
Simon Mignolet – 6/10
Simon Mignolet looked fairly in control of his defensive area in the first half and even produced a fine save early on. Inspite of a sensational save later in the second half, he was caught in no man’s land for the goal.
Alberto Moreno – 6/10
Alberto Moreno capped a good performance on the left side of defence with a fantastic run late in the game into the box one on one with the keeper only to miss. This was followed by him being out of position as Denis Suarez set up the winner.
Dejan Lovren – 6/10
Dejan Lovren was a little plucky without his usual partner alongside him but didn’t do anything badly. He could’ve done better for the goal though.
Kolo Toure – 6/10
Kolo Toure had an impressive first half as he dealt with most of Villarreal’s threat rather well and on most occasions without need for assistance. He was decent in the second half but switched off at the end which led to the goal.
Nathaniel Clyne – 5/10
Nathaniel Clyne was solid at the back but not very good going forward. He put in a few crosses which didn’t reach the mark.
Lucas Leiva – 6/10
Lucas was anonymous in the first half and played a better game in the second.
Joe Allen – 6/10
Joe Allen looked in great nick in the first half but hardly saw much of the ball to affect any impact. His influence waned as the game wore on.
Philippe Coutinho - 6/10
Phillipe Coutinho looked sharp in the first half but was substituted at half-time as he was unwell.
Adam Lallana – 5/10
Adam Lallana was anonymous for most of the game. He was wasteful in possession and hardly impacted the game.
James Milner – 6/10
James Milner kept his drive up and did put in a few good passes but his performance overall was in line with what his teammates achieved this evening.
Roberto Firmino – 5/10
Roberto Firmino looked completely lost up top. He had to keep dropping deep to involve himself in the game. He came closest to scoring for Liverpool but hit the post with a fierce shot that had Asenjo beaten. He was largely ineffective otherwise.
Substitutes:
Jordon Ibe – 5/10
Jordon Ibe replaced Phil Coutinho at half-time but hardly did anything of note in an entire half of football
Christian Benteke – N/A
