Liverpool

3.14

• 
  65

  20

  3.00

  José Reina Paez

  Could do little about Hulk's opener but was a calm presence at the back. Rallied the troops from the back and pushed them forward with some excellent distribution. Made a stunning save from Hulk in the second half.

• 
  66

  21

  3.00

  Glen Johnson

  Defended brilliantly and got forward to great effect as is so often the case. Did not allow Zenit to break in behind him.

• 
  100

  11

  3.50

  José Enrique

  Used his strength well defensively and got forward to good effect. Provided the cross for Allen to score and crossed well all night.

• 
  98

  11

  3.50

  Daniel Agger

  A towering presence at the back. Won a free kick which Suarez scored with a mazy run from centre-back.

• 
  53

  63

  3.00

  Jamie Carragher

  Bar his early mistake which allowed Hulk to score, the veteran used his experience brilliantly to keep the Zenit attack quiet.

• 
  98

  12

  3.00

  Steven Gerrard

  Led from the front by chasing every ball down and using possession well. Gave up free kick duties twice to allow Suarez to dispatch. Not a bad call.

• 
  71

  27

  3.00

  Jordan Henderson

  Pressed at breakneck speed and created Allen's goal with a great pass for Enrique to cross. Subbed late on after tiring.

• 
  63

  33

  3.00

  Stewart Downing

  Showed the willingness to take the ball which has deserted him on the big occasion in the past. Worked exceptionally hard, too.

• 
  100

  12

  3.50

  Lucas Leiva

  Still not back at his best but did not look far off as he snapped into tackles and pressed brilliantly.

• 
  92

  11

  3.00

  Joe Allen

  Capped his best performance for Liverpool since the opening part of the season with a goal. Unfortunate to be subbed after a brave performance.

• 
  187

  12

  4.00

  Luis Suárez Top of the Match

  Keeps getting better. Tormented the Zenit defence and scored two free kicks, the second of which was a world-class effort.

Substitutions

• 
  36

  56

  3.00

  Raheem Sterling

  Showed some nice touches but could not provide the cutting edge for Liverpool to score the late fourth goal.

• 
  20

  84

  2.50

  Jonjo Shelvey

  Hit the side netting with a well-hit shot in the box shortly after coming on. Did not always pick the right option after working good positions.

• 
  133

  11

  3.00

  Oussama Assaidi

  Added trickery to the attack late on. The Zenit defence could not handle his dangerous running.

Zenit

2.73

• 
  8

  15

  2.50

  Vyacheslav Malafeev

  Made a fabulous save to deny Allen but saw the Welshman sweep home off the rebound. Beaten by two free kicks, the first courtesy of a poor wall and the second due to the brilliance of Suarez.

• 
  3

  14

  3.00

  Alexander Anyukov

  Never threatened by a traditional winger on his flank until Assaidi came on. Looked uncomfortable from then on

• 
  9

  13

  2.50

  Nicolas Lombaerts

  Gave away the foul for Suarez's free kick before being beaten to the ball for Allen's goal. Subbed at half-time with an injury.

• 
  7

  29

  2.00

  Neto Flop of the Match

  Never looked comfortable and conceded a free kick for a foul on Luis Suarez which the Uruguayan promptly dispatched.

• 
  8

  10

  3.00

  Tomás Hubocan

  Defended fairly well on the whole as Zenit were beaten by set pieces. Moved to centre-back after Lombaerts was went off and was fortunate to get away with a handball in the box.

• 
  5

  12

  3.00

  Danny

  Looked a threat on the counterattack but was taken off at half-time to allow Zenit to take a more defensive approach.

• 
  3

  11

  2.50

  Roman Shirokov

  Part of a midfield which was dominated from the first minute to the last. Poor in possession and off the ball.

• 
  3

  10

  2.50

  Sergey Semak

  Saw very little of the ball in an attacking sense and spent much of the game failing to track Johnson from right-back.

• 
  3

  10

  2.50

  Igor Denisov

  His main contribution was giving away a foul and then arguing with the referee prior to Suarez scoring.

• 
  28

  11

  3.00

  Axel Witsel

  One of the few Zenit players to show intelligence in possession as Liverpool dominated. A cool head in the maelstrom.

• 
  27

  16

  3.00

  Hulk

  Always looked dangerous on the break. Took his goal exceptionally well after pouncing on Carragher's mistake.

Substitutions

• 
  6

  10

  3.00

  Domenico Criscito

  Did well after replacing Lombaerts, restricitng Liverpool to chances from set-pieces.

• 
  3

  10

  Milan Rodić

  Came on late for Semak but saw little of the ball.

• 
  3

  9

  3.00

  Viktor Faizulin

  Spent much of his second half cameo chasing the ball as Liverpool passed Zenit to death.