{"id":1309345,"date":"2023-05-15T22:10:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T21:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1309345"},"modified":"2023-05-15T22:10:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T21:10:32","slug":"leicester-liverpool-player-ratings-premier-league-jones-salah","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/leicester-liverpool-player-ratings-premier-league-jones-salah\/","title":{"rendered":"“In the form of his life” – Full player ratings as Liverpool send Leicester closer to relegation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool kept their Premier League top four hopes alive as they beat relegation-battling Leicester 3-0 on Monday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The damage was done within a matter of minutes just after the half-hour mark thanks to a pair of goals from Curtis Jones, with Trent Alexander-Arnold wrapping up the victory in the second half.<\/p>\n

Liverpool are just one point behind Manchester United and Newcastle, albeit having played a game more. Things are a lot darker for Leicester, with the 2015\/16 Premier League champions two points from safety with two games left to play.<\/p>\n

Here’s how the players rated at the King Power:<\/p>\n

Leicester<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Daniel Iversen – 5 – <\/strong>Couldn’t do much about any of the goals but made a good save on Gakpo to prevent it being 3-0 in the first half.<\/p>\n

Ricardo Pereira – 5 – <\/strong>Wasn’t totally aware of where Diaz was in the build up to the opening goal so was caught on his heels as the Colombian raced towards the ball.<\/p>\n

Wout Faes – 4 – <\/strong>Poor in losing the battle against Diaz for the first goal, hesitating and letting the ball bounce, allowing Diaz to nip in ahead of him. Then went towards the ball rather than dropping back into position, which opened up the space for Jones.<\/p>\n

Jonny Evans – 5 – <\/strong>Making his first start since 8th October after injury, you could see there was some rust in Evans especially as he struggled to clear the ball inside his own six yard box with a handful of red shirts around him. Felt he was harshly penalised for the free-kick that Alexander-Arnold scored, but it was a bit of a rash challenge.<\/p>\n

Timothy Castagne – 4 – <\/strong>Was the man who played Diaz onside for the opening goal, not being in line with the rest of his defence. Even though it was tight, if Castagne up to speed with his teammates it would’ve been offside. Given a tough night by Salah.<\/p>\n

Youri Tielemans – 3 – <\/strong>Two years on from scoring the winner in an FA Cup final at Wembley, Tielemans looks like he’s forgotten how to play football. Completely lost in the midfield, non-existent at times and taught a footballing lesson by his Liverpool counterparts. <\/p>\n

Wilfred Ndidi – 5 – <\/strong>Had to do the midfield running for a number of his teammates and it affects his game, lowering the impact he can have. Did manage a good tackle on Jones early on, but was also lucky to not be punished for being dispossessed far too easily just after the second goal – saved by Iversen.<\/p>\n

Boubakary Soumare – 3 – <\/strong>It was hard to see what Dean Smith’s plan for Soumare was, as he played as though he had been given no instructions. Not in the game at all and let Jones get in ahead of him for the opener.<\/p>\n

James Maddison – 5 – <\/strong>Looked to be really testing Liverpool early on with a couple of dangerous free-kick delivers and once split the Liverpool defence with a wonderful pass. But other than that, Leicester struggled to get him in to the game.<\/p>\n

Jamie Vardy – 3 – <\/strong>Starved of service and non-existent in the attack with just 11 touches in 90 minutes, fewer than ay other starter by some distant. Had a half chance early in the first half but that was his game done.<\/p>\n

Harvey Barnes – 6 – <\/strong>One of Leicester’s brighter players, especially as they looked to relieve the pressure on their defence. Tested Alisson early in the second half with a good curling effort, so it was a bit of a surprise to see him taken off with 30 minutes left to play.<\/p>\n

Substitutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patson Daka\u00a0<\/strong>(for Ndidi 61) – 5 –\u00a0<\/strong>Was more involved than his strike partner but didn’t offer any test for Alisson.<\/p>\n

Tete\u00a0<\/strong>(for Barnes 61) – 5 –\u00a0<\/strong>Didn’t really change anything for the Leicester attack.<\/p>\n

Luke Thomas\u00a0<\/strong>(for Pereira 67) – 5 –\u00a0<\/strong>Had less to do than the man he replaced as Liverpool took their foot off the gas.<\/p>\n

Harry Souttar\u00a0<\/strong>(for Evans 89) – N\/A –\u00a0<\/strong>A late sub.<\/p>\n

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    Liverpool<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Alisson – 7 – <\/strong>Rushed off his line well to snuff out a half chance in the first half and produced a good save to deny Barnes’ curling effort. Swept up danger on a few occasions but his biggest contribution game with a good ball over top to start move for first goal.<\/p>\n

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    Alisson's game by numbers vs. Leicester:<\/p>\n

    91% pass accuracy
    48 touches
    34 passes
    8 ball recoveries
    4 'keeper sweeper regains
    4 saves made
    2 clearances
    1.24 goals prevented
    1 clean sheet<\/p>\n

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