Liverpool

3.12

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  55

  1

  3.00

  Bradley Jones

  Composed between the sticks and distributed the ball well. In this form he could provide a genuine threat to Reina's status as No.1.

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  53

  1

  3.00

  Glen Johnson

  A touch careless in possession but tracked his men well going back. Subbed at halftime in preparation for the derby.

• 
  67

  2

  3.50

  Daniel Agger

  Never missed a tackle against a dangerous Anzhi front line and also saw a shot after a marauding run go just wide of the post.

• 
  70

  3

  3.50

  Martin Skrtel

  Dovetailed brilliantly with Agger, attacking every loose ball and keeping Eto'o, then Traore, very quiet.

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  61

  1

  3.00

  Andre Wisdom

  Another mature showing from the youngster at fullback. Occasionally held the ball for too long but solid in defense.

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  58

  5

  3.00

  Nuri Sahin

  Rarely wasted possession but looks like he could do with the comfort of a genuine holding midfielder to really get going.

• 
  49

  5

  3.00

  Steven Gerrard

  Still looks some way from his best but performed with discipline without a natural holding midfielder behind him.

• 
  52

  2

  3.00

  Stewart Downing

  Absolutely appalling in the first half as an attacker but much improved in the second as a makeshift fullback. Took his goal brilliantly on his wrong foot and made a case for Brendan Rodgers switching Johnson back to the right in games such as this.

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  31

  21

  2.50

  Jonjo Shelvey

  Showed clever touches on occasions but can occasionally allow games to pass him by given his tender years and that seemed to happen here.

• 
  49

  12

  3.00

  Luis Suárez

  Tormented the Anzhi defenders but struggled to get a real sight of goal all night. Perhaps needs to do more in front of goal - or could do with some help in January.

• 
  106

  2

  4.00

  Oussama Assaidi Top of the Match

  An absolute live wire on the left side, giving the opposing fullback an incredibly difficult night. Made a compelling case for further starts in the Premier League, showcasing his pace, touch and dribbling skills.

Substitutions

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  55

  1

  3.50

  Joe Allen

  Tasked with keeping the ball in his late cameo but did a fair amount of winning it too.

• 
  51

  12

  2.50

  Raheem Sterling

  Outmuscled by Zhirkov following his introduction and struggled to make an impact.

Anzhi Makhachkala

2.85

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  10

  4

  3.00

  Vladimir Gabulov

  Showed safe hands whenever tested by Liverpool but could do little about Downing's wonder strike.

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  9

  9

  2.50

  Christopher Samba

  His clumsy challenge on Suarez which brought him a yellow card was indicative of the difficulty he had in tracking the Uruguayan to deep areas.

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  7

  3

  3.00

  Joao Carlos Pinto Chaves

  Turned easily by Suarez prior to a Shelvey miss but blocked several shots from the edge of the box to keep his side in it.

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  11

  3

  3.50

  Mbark Boussoufa

  Showed some lovely touches on the ball and snuffed out danger at the edge of the box on several occasions.

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  5

  8

  2.00

  Kamil Agalarov Flop of the Match

  Bamboozled by Assaidi's footwork and contributed little going forward. Substituted on the hour mark.

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  8

  1

  3.00

  Oleg Shatov

  Showed some nice touches and a willingness to get forward in support of the attack. Denied by some excellent defending.

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  6

  3

  3.00

  M. Carcela

  Showed all of his pace to support Eto'o well in attack but was harried well by Johnson.

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  12

  2

  3.00

  Yuri Zhirkov

  Dealt with Downing with ease in the first half and did well to keep tabs on the infinitely more lively Sterling thereafter.

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  7

  3

  2.50

  Georgiy Gabulov

  Perhaps the quietest of the midfield three as he struggled to close up the space which Suarez so often exploits in front of the back four.

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  16

  12

  3.00

  Eto'o

  Dropped into deep positions in search of the ball and produced several threatening runs to worry Agger and Skrtel.

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  6

  5

  2.50

  Fedor Smolov

  Less of a threat than his teammates in attack and rightly substituted after an hour.

Substitutions

• 
  5

  1

  3.00

  Arseniy Logashov

  Had little time to influence matters but troubled Wisdom a touch more than the man he replaced.

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  4

  1

  Shamil Lakhiyalov

  Fresh legs in the middle but did not have enough time to do anything of note.

• 
  10

  5

  3.00

  Lacina Traore

  A focal point for the Anzhi attack after coming on as a substitute. Marhalled well by Agger and Skrtel but a real nuisance.