average ratings vs. Newcastle while Alisson and Núñez receive praise

alison was once again the leading man for Liverpool in their epic 2-1 win at newcastlealthough Darwin Nunez He was the star of the show from the bench.

jurgen kloppThe team achieved one of its most famous first division victories on Sunday afternoon when all hope seemed lost after half an hour.

Virgil van Dyke was fired shortly after Anthony Gordon had already fired newcastle ahead, but, against all odds, Liverpool held on 1-0 until the end.

Then it was Núñez’s turn to come off the substitute bench and score two late goals, as the traveling Reds supporters went wild.

Here we compare our player ratings with those of the echo of liverpool, Goal, fotmob and These are the Anfield readers.

alison (8.0) he is without a doubt the best goalkeeper in the world and was once again worth his weight in gold at St James’ Park.

The Brazilian made the most stops (seven) in his history in the first divisionhighlighting its importance, and a save in the first part was sensational.

?? ? Alisson Becker made the most saves of him in a Premier League game today (7). pic.twitter.com/yiN7Mnctmu

– This is Anfield (@thisisanfield) August 27, 2023

He Echo‘s Ian Doyle focused on that aforementioned “incredible save” to keep Miguel Almirón out, saying how it took the pressure off the defense in front of him.

Meanwhile, TIA’s Mark Delgado pointed out how alison “He accepted the aerial claims well, withstood set pieces and, in general, kept his level.”

In second place was Dominik Szoboszlai (7.2)with the Hungarian producing another impressive midfield presence in a truly difficult game.

Mark Doyle’s Goal he thought the 22-year-old “started off very brightly” against the Magpies, also saying he “never stopped fighting.”

Rounding out the top three were Alexis MacAllister (6.5) and Mohamed Salah (6.5)who did a good shift with 10 men.

Doyle felt Mac Allister improved after the break, having struggled before then, while Delgado praised Salah’s “absolutely delicious pass” to help Nunez’s winner.

The player with the lowest score, unsurprisingly, was Van Dijk. (3.7)given his red card, although it was perhaps a questionable decision.

Special praise also goes to Núñez, who didn’t get an overall grade because he wasn’t a starter, and TIA readers gave him an amazing 9.6 classification.