Tom Davies (Onana 78’) – N/A. Everton’s best chance of the second half fell to Davies shortly after he came on, but the midfielder got the finish all wrong after looking to be distracted by Alexander-Arnold. PA
LIVERPOOL PLAYER RATINGS: Alisson – 6. Had little to do, with Everton rarely offering much outside of Tarkowski’s effort in the first half. Reuters
Andy Robertson – 7. Won the battle on his flank and was tireless with his runs down the left channel that stretched Everton’s defence. Booked after kicking the ball past Pickford when being called for offside. Reuters
Joe Gomez – 7. Quick to anticipate play and used his pace to sweep up through balls in behind from Everton attacks. A much improved display after last time around against Wolves. AFP
Joel Matip – 6. A mixed game for Matip who still doesn't look back to his best form, and made a couple of mistakes that could have been punished on another day. Settled down in the second half. Reuters
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7. Stretched play going forward and patient with his passing decisions. Linked well with Salah, and he was eventually rewarded for his positive play after picking out Gakpo at the back post for Liverpool’s second goal. Getty
Fabinho – 6. Kept things simple and transitioned the ball forward with little risk. Didn’t make too many defensive challenges, but his astute positioning meant it was difficult to break through Liverpool’s midfield. AP
Stefan Bajcetic – 8. Some questioned the 18-year-old's inclusion, but Bajcetic rose to the occasion. A solid performance where he looked at ease despite the pressure. The midfielder controlled the game from a more advanced area, while he also contributed in a number of defensive phases. EPA
Jordan Henderson – 7. Liverpool's midfield looked more organised with the return of their skipper, who kept things simple and helped initiate the press at the right times. AFP
Darwin Nunez – 7. Caused problems for Everton throughout, and it was his determined run from the counter-attack before he showed the composure to pick out Salah for the opening goal. AP
Cody Gakpo – 7. Provided some good moments of link up play, and after missing an opportunity in the first half, the Netherlands international made no mistake with his finish after the break. AFP
Mohamed Salah – 7. Aggressive in possession and used his strength to hold-off attackers before bringing others into play. Salah was back to his best on the night, though he would probably have wanted to score more than the one that opened the scoring in the first half. Reuters
SUBS: Diogo Jota (Nunez 70’) – 6. Stretched play on the left flank and was unlucky not to be picked out in a promising position by Bajcetic, and then by Milner. PA
James Milner (Henderson 80’) – N/A. Came on for Henderson and should have probably had an assist, with his cross towards Jota intercepted. Reuters
Roberto Firmino (Gakpo 80’) – N/A. An awaited return from injury from Firmino who will be glad to get some minutes in the bank. EPA
Naby Keita (Bajcetic 89’) – N/A. On for the final minutes. AFP
Harvey Elliott (Salah 89’) – N/A. Played the final minutes when introduced for Salah. AP
EVERTON PLAYER RATINGS: Jordan Pickford – 5. It wasn't clear what Pickford was doing with his positioning for the first goal, though it was a difficult counter attack to deal with. Little he could do about the second. AFP
Vitaliy Mykolenko – 5. The left-back was unable to match his level of performance against Saka last week, with the Ukraine international struggling to keep Salah from making an impact. Getty
James Tarkowski – 5. Saw his back post header strike the woodwork, before Liverpool scored from the resulting counter. Made a strong intervention to stop the scoreline getting to 3-0 in the second half. PA
Conor Coady – 4. A poor mistake saw him fail to clear a cross that he had the chance to get a foot to, and that allowed Liverpool to double their lead early into the second half. Sometimes sloppy with his decision-making. Getty
Seamus Coleman – 6. Struggled to keep up with the pace of Nunez with Liverpool targeting his side, but he did make a number of interventions when dropping off more. PA
Idrissa Gueye – 7. One of Everton’s best players despite a poor result, making multiple defensive stops to put an end to Liverpool breaks. Flashed a shot over the bar in the first half. EPA
Abdoulaye Doucoure – 4. Poor positional play saw Doucoure too easy to play through at times, while he also offered little going forward. Reuters
Amadou Onana – 4. Wasteful play saw Onana turnover the ball needlessly at times, and he seemed to be drawn into the occasion too much with some of his tackles. Reuters
Dwight McNeil – 6. Worked hard on the left-flank to his manager's delight, applying pressure to Alexander-Arnold in the right moments, but couldn't make an impact with the ball. AP
Ellis Simms – 6. Ran the channels well and caused some problems for Liverpool, with the forward targeting the space behind Matip. Getty
Alex Iwobi – 6. Iwobi’s crosses were too easily dealt with in a game where he his opportunities arose in spells. Inaccurate with his passing. AFP
SUBS: Demarai Gray (Simms 61’) – 6. Couldn’t get on the ball, with Everton’s midfield struggling to maintain any sort of meaningful possession, and it was clear that had an effect on Sean Dyche’s forwards. PA
Neal Maupay (McNeil 78’) – N/A. On with 12 minutes to go as the Toffees tried to get something from the game, but he hardly had a touch of the ball. EPA
Tom Davies (Onana 78’) – N/A. Everton’s best chance of the second half fell to Davies shortly after he came on, but the midfielder got the finish all wrong after looking to be distracted by Alexander-Arnold. PA
LIVERPOOL PLAYER RATINGS: Alisson – 6. Had little to do, with Everton rarely offering much outside of Tarkowski’s effort in the first half. Reuters
Andy Robertson – 7. Won the battle on his flank and was tireless with his runs down the left channel that stretched Everton’s defence. Booked after kicking the ball past Pickford when being called for offside. Reuters
Joe Gomez – 7. Quick to anticipate play and used his pace to sweep up through balls in behind from Everton attacks. A much improved display after last time around against Wolves. AFP
Joel Matip – 6. A mixed game for Matip who still doesn't look back to his best form, and made a couple of mistakes that could have been punished on another day. Settled down in the second half. Reuters
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7. Stretched play going forward and patient with his passing decisions. Linked well with Salah, and he was eventually rewarded for his positive play after picking out Gakpo at the back post for Liverpool’s second goal. Getty
Fabinho – 6. Kept things simple and transitioned the ball forward with little risk. Didn’t make too many defensive challenges, but his astute positioning meant it was difficult to break through Liverpool’s midfield. AP
Stefan Bajcetic – 8. Some questioned the 18-year-old's inclusion, but Bajcetic rose to the occasion. A solid performance where he looked at ease despite the pressure. The midfielder controlled the game from a more advanced area, while he also contributed in a number of defensive phases. EPA
Jordan Henderson – 7. Liverpool's midfield looked more organised with the return of their skipper, who kept things simple and helped initiate the press at the right times. AFP
Darwin Nunez – 7. Caused problems for Everton throughout, and it was his determined run from the counter-attack before he showed the composure to pick out Salah for the opening goal. AP
Cody Gakpo – 7. Provided some good moments of link up play, and after missing an opportunity in the first half, the Netherlands international made no mistake with his finish after the break. AFP
Mohamed Salah – 7. Aggressive in possession and used his strength to hold-off attackers before bringing others into play. Salah was back to his best on the night, though he would probably have wanted to score more than the one that opened the scoring in the first half. Reuters
SUBS: Diogo Jota (Nunez 70’) – 6. Stretched play on the left flank and was unlucky not to be picked out in a promising position by Bajcetic, and then by Milner. PA
James Milner (Henderson 80’) – N/A. Came on for Henderson and should have probably had an assist, with his cross towards Jota intercepted. Reuters
Roberto Firmino (Gakpo 80’) – N/A. An awaited return from injury from Firmino who will be glad to get some minutes in the bank. EPA
Naby Keita (Bajcetic 89’) – N/A. On for the final minutes. AFP
Harvey Elliott (Salah 89’) – N/A. Played the final minutes when introduced for Salah. AP
EVERTON PLAYER RATINGS: Jordan Pickford – 5. It wasn't clear what Pickford was doing with his positioning for the first goal, though it was a difficult counter attack to deal with. Little he could do about the second. AFP
Vitaliy Mykolenko – 5. The left-back was unable to match his level of performance against Saka last week, with the Ukraine international struggling to keep Salah from making an impact. Getty
James Tarkowski – 5. Saw his back post header strike the woodwork, before Liverpool scored from the resulting counter. Made a strong intervention to stop the scoreline getting to 3-0 in the second half. PA
Conor Coady – 4. A poor mistake saw him fail to clear a cross that he had the chance to get a foot to, and that allowed Liverpool to double their lead early into the second half. Sometimes sloppy with his decision-making. Getty
Seamus Coleman – 6. Struggled to keep up with the pace of Nunez with Liverpool targeting his side, but he did make a number of interventions when dropping off more. PA
Idrissa Gueye – 7. One of Everton’s best players despite a poor result, making multiple defensive stops to put an end to Liverpool breaks. Flashed a shot over the bar in the first half. EPA
Abdoulaye Doucoure – 4. Poor positional play saw Doucoure too easy to play through at times, while he also offered little going forward. Reuters
Amadou Onana – 4. Wasteful play saw Onana turnover the ball needlessly at times, and he seemed to be drawn into the occasion too much with some of his tackles. Reuters
Dwight McNeil – 6. Worked hard on the left-flank to his manager's delight, applying pressure to Alexander-Arnold in the right moments, but couldn't make an impact with the ball. AP
Ellis Simms – 6. Ran the channels well and caused some problems for Liverpool, with the forward targeting the space behind Matip. Getty
Alex Iwobi – 6. Iwobi’s crosses were too easily dealt with in a game where he his opportunities arose in spells. Inaccurate with his passing. AFP
SUBS: Demarai Gray (Simms 61’) – 6. Couldn’t get on the ball, with Everton’s midfield struggling to maintain any sort of meaningful possession, and it was clear that had an effect on Sean Dyche’s forwards. PA
Neal Maupay (McNeil 78’) – N/A. On with 12 minutes to go as the Toffees tried to get something from the game, but he hardly had a touch of the ball. EPA
Tom Davies (Onana 78’) – N/A. Everton’s best chance of the second half fell to Davies shortly after he came on, but the midfielder got the finish all wrong after looking to be distracted by Alexander-Arnold. PA
