Liverpool

2.86

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  1

  9

  3.00

  José Reina Paez

  Largely unthreatened but was beaten by an excellent strike from Bobadilla early in the second period.

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  3

  2

  3.00

  Jamie Carragher

  Marshalled the back line - and everyone in front of that - excellently.

• 
  3

  2

  3.50

  Martin Skrtel

  Towering at the back for the most part. Emulated his regular striker partner Agger on occasion with his forward runs.

• 
  1

  5

  3.00

  Andre Wisdom

  Subbed with just 32 minutes gone as he succumbed to a small injury and replaced by Gerrard. Had done little wrong.

• 
  6

  4

  2.00

  Nuri Sahin Flop of the Match

  Showed some nice touches but still struggling to truly influence the game on a consistent basis. A clearly talented footballer but must do more.

• 
  10

  7

  2.50

  Joe Cole

  One of his brighter performances for the Reds. Provided an assist before netting a goal in front of the Kop but was still incredibly wasteful with the ball.

• 
  1

  9

  2.50

  Jordan Henderson

  Shifted to right-back in an early change and showed understandable positional naivety in an unfamiliar role.

• 
  1

  8

  3.00

  Stewart Downing

  Defended solidly as a makeshift left-back but didn't look like providing a threat coming forward.

• 
  4

  4

  2.50

  Suso

  Missed an excellent first-half chance after finding himself free on goal and was often bullied off the ball.

• 
  7

  2

  3.00

  Jonjo Shelvey

  Uncomfortable as a false nine but seemed to know enough about his role to get into the right position to head home in the first half.

• 
  3

  5

  2.50

  Oussama Assaidi

  Made some excellent jinking runs but didn't provide enough end product.

Substitutions

• 
  2

  4

  3.50

  Steven Gerrard

  Still looks a yard slower than he once was but boosted the quality of passing in midfield as an early substitute. Created the goal with some incisive passing.

• 
  1

  3

  3.00

  Raheem Sterling

  Gave Lecjaks much more to think about with his pace and trickery.

• 
  3

  3

  3.00

  Luis Suárez

  Provided a target for Liverpool to hit on the deck, which ultimately resulted in Joe Cole's goal.

Young Boys

3.00

• 
  3

  0

  2.50

  Marco Wölfli

  Went down too easily as Cole chipped the ball into Shelvey for the first goal before arguably letting a weak shot from the former in for the second.

• 
  3

  0

  3.00

  Alain Nef

  Made some excellent interceptions, particularly from Suarez's runs in behind.

• 
  3

  1

  3.50

  Elsad Zverotić

  Mostly kept things simple beyond seeing two long rangers miss the target. Got his third one right, though, crashing past Reina to steal a draw.

• 
  2

  0

  Dušan Veškovac

  Substituted 23 minutes in after pulling his hamstring attempting to backheel the ball.

• 
  2

  0

  2.50

  Jan Lecjaks

  Got forward from full-back well but lacked a touch of end product.

• 
  2

  0

  3.00

  Alexander Farnerud

  An impressive all-round performance. Broke up play well and provided an excellent assist for Bobadilla's strike.

• 
  1

  0

  2.50

  Christian Schneuwly

  Contributed far less to the attack than his team-mates as a result of a need to drop deep with Liverpool dominating.

• 
  1

  0

  3.50

  Scott Sutter

  The Englishman was one of Young Boys' best performers. Dealing with Assaidi intelligently and popping up in dangerous positions going forward.

• 
  2

  0

  3.00

  Raphael Nuzzolo

  Worked space well outside the full-back and made a vital clearance off the line from Cole.

• 
  2

  1

  3.50

  Raul Bobadilla Top of the Match

  Contributed effectively to Young Boys' counterattacks and scored a world-class goal to get the visitors level.

• 
  2

  0

  3.00

  Gonzalo Zarate

  Helped make his side a threat on the break with some excellent decision making but had just one early chance to show for it.

Substitutions

• 
  1

  0

  3.00

  Juhani Ojala

  Did well to cope with being thrown in at the deep end 20 minutes in and was generally solid at the back.

• 
  1

  0

  3.00

  Michael Frey

  Gave Young Boys an extra target in the middle but saw little of the ball.

• 
  1

  0

  Matias Vitkieviez

  Did not have enough time to make an impact as Henderson stayed tight to him late on.