Liverpool player ratings: Naby Keita and Jordan Henderson flop as Reds miss chance to boost Champions League chances

Jurgen Klopp's side failed to improve their top-four hopes as they drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park

Liverpool missed the chance to put pressure on Tottenham and Newcastle in the race for Champions League qualification, as they laboured to a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.

Mohamed Salah rattled the bar for Jurgen Klopp's side, who recorded a fourth successive Premier League clean sheet but offered precious little by way of genuine attacking threat against a side still searching for its first win of 2023.

Palace hit the woodwork themselves through Jean-Philippe Mateta in the first half, but Patrick Vieira's men, like Liverpool, were unable to find the breakthrough, in what was a contest devoid of quality for the most part.

GOAL rates Liverpool's players from Selhurst Park...

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Goalkeeper & Defence
Alisson Becker (7/10):
Alert when needed and took no risks on the ball. A good response after his Real Madrid nightmare.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (5/10):
Defensively poor. Had a free kick blocked by Henderson en route to the top corner. Subbed with 20 minutes left.
Joel Matip (5/10):
Looked a bag of nerves when asked to turn towards his own goal. Looks bereft of confidence. Important late header under pressure.
Virgil van Dijk (6/10):
Had the better of Mateta and was Liverpool's best defender by some distance, which wasn't saying much.
Andy Robertson (6/10):
Prominent in the opening stages, but faded and had a tough time against Olise.

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Midfield
Jordan Henderson (4/10):
Blocked a goalbound free-kick from Alexander-Arnold, and lost his way badly in the second half. Some of his decision-making was shocking for such an experienced player.
James Milner (6/10):
Steady enough in midfield, then finished the game at right back.
Naby Keita (3/10):
Got booked, made a few more fouls, nearly scored an own goal and was taken off at half time.
Attack
Mohamed Salah (6/10):
Wasteful in the first half, hit the bar in the second and nearly created a goal for Gakpo.
Diogo Jota (5/10):
Lively enough without the quality to go with it.
Cody Gakpo (6/10):
Flashes of quality, but not the end product. Missed a decent chance late on.

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Subs & Manager
Harvey Elliott (6/10):
On at half time, started brightly but quickly found himself doing what the rest were; giving the ball away sloppily.
Fabinho (5/10):
Came on and started giving fouls away immediately.
Roberto Firmino (5/10):
No impact at all.
Stefan Bajcetic (N/A):
Came on late and was sloppy twice in dangerous areas.
Jurgen Klopp (5/10):
No closer to finding solutions to his side's many, many problems.

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