{"id":128604,"date":"2023-12-07T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/07\/best-worst-players-from-win-over-sheffield-united\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T14:15:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:15:25","slug":"best-worst-players-from-win-over-sheffield-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/07\/best-worst-players-from-win-over-sheffield-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Best &#038; worst players from win over Sheffield United \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Liverpool kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 2-0 win over bottom of the table Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Reds weren\u2019t at their free-flowing best against the Blades, once again managed by Chris Wilder, but took control of proceedings when Virgil van Dijk volleyed past Wes Foderingham from a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner.<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Salah\u00a0and substitute Darwin Nunez had good chances to double Liverpool\u2019s lead after the interval, only to be denied by Foderingham, but the hosts never really looked like they would draw themselves level.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Dominik Szoboszlai wrapped the game up in injury-time, coolly slotting the ball home after Nunez had won back possession for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp will be pleased by his side\u2019s professionalism and the fact that three points keeps them just two shy of Arsenal, who had streaked clear at the top of the\u00a0Premier League\u00a0table after beating Luton Town 4-3 in a thrilling Tuesday night game at Kenilworth Road.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"_sjp0g1xgx\">Liverpool player ratings vs Sheffield United (4-3-3)<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/01hh1qpeqr4myt9pfyx3.jpg\" alt=\"Mohamed Salah\" title=\"Mohamed Salah\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t Mohamed Salah\u2019s night at Bramall Lane \/ George Wood\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p><strong>GK: Caoimhin Kelleher \u2013 6\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Only had one shot to deal with throughout the 90 minutes but was far more assured in his overall display having conceded three against Fulham.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold \u2013 7\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Super delivery from a corner alllowed Van Dijk to open the scoring, but was guilty of giving away possession too easily at times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CB: Ibrahima Konate \u2013 6\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Four interceptions and four ball recoveries for Konate, though it wasn\u2019t his busiest evening. Progressed the ball nicely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CB: Virgil van Dijk (c) \u2013 8\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The rock at the centre of\u00a0Liverpool\u2019s defence. Not back to his absolute best by any means but when Van Dijk is in the groove, things do appear to be far easier for Klopp\u2019s side. Opened the scoring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LB: Joe Gomez \u2013 6\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Back into an unfamiliar role on the left and struggled to make the kind of impact going forward that Andy Robertson or Kostas Tsimikas would usually offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DM: Wataru Endo \u2013 7\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Made a number of interceptions in the heart of midfield and kept things ticking over nicely. A good outing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CM: Dominik Szoboszlai \u2013 8\/10 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The Hungarian continues to go from strength to strength in midfield and is surely one of the best signings of the season so far. Killed the game off with a late second.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CM: Alexis Mac Allister \u2013 5\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Relatively anonymous in the hour he spent on the pitch. Replaced by Curtis Jones and will know he needs to be more involved moving forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RW: Mohamed Salah \u2013 5\/10 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Erratic and rushed in almost everything he tried to do. Potentially trying too hard but it certainly didn\u2019t benefit Liverpool\u2019s attempts to double their lead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CF: Cody Gakpo \u2013 6\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Made some clever runs short, in behind and down the flanks, drifting out to the left when Darwin Nunez entered the fray. Can be pleased with his night\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LW: Luis Diaz \u2013 7\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Always carried some kind of threat and looked capable of making things happen for Liverpool with his direct approach.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Substitutes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SUB: Curtis Jones (59\u2032 for Mac Allister) \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SUB: Darwin Nunez (67\u2032 for Diaz) \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SUB: Harvey Elliott (67\u2032 for Salah) \u2013 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SUB: Ryan Gravenberch (86\u2032 for Gakpo) \u2013 N\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manager<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jurgen Klopp \u2013 7\/10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Job done as far as the German will be concerned, with Liverpool never really troubled by the home side. Would have wanted to see more dynamism and ruthlessness from the front line but an important three points keeps pace with Arsenal.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Player of the Match: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-293-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793188\"  \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"vp3oNuufFew\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 | #sportsgist #shorts #ucl #football\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vp3oNuufFew?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 2-0 win over bottom of the table Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. 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