Liverpool 4-1 Leicester City: Player ratings for both sides
By Tom Bogert
GK Kasper Schmeichel: 5
Mixed from Schmeichel on the day. On one hand, he made some fantastic saves.
But on the other, he bombed to midfield to contest a ball that was hardly played ahead of Mane, one of the fastest players in the league if not the fastest, giving Liverpool the red carpet treatment for their fourth goal. Plus he got a hand on Mane’s first goal, though it’d be churlish to say he should’ve saved it.
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RB Danny Simpson/Luis Hernandez: 4
Didn’t matter who was here, and Simpson was withdrawn due to an injury after 34 minutes, they both weren’t up to the pace. A cumulative four to the pair for their combined 90 minutes.
Hernandez’s closest thing to a positive contribution was a long throw that Huth knocked off the crossbar, but that was only possible because Mignolet came storming off his line with no chance of getting the ball.
CB Wes Morgan: 5
Morgan had a few admirable plays, but it was a war of attrition by the Liverpool attack and Morgan couldn’t have possibly done anything to stop the onslaught. He carried on after picking up a knock that had him immobilized for a few minutes.
CB Robert Huth: 4
More elbows landed than passes or tackles. A day to forget for the big German.
LB Christian Fuchs: 5
One of the few attacks that Leicester worked themselves (rather than Liverpool gifting it to them) came through Fuchs. He’s quality going forward, too bad Leicester likes to play so deep.
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