Liverpool take a two-goal advantage back to Anfield for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final after beating Benfica 3-1 in Lisbon on Tuesday night. The Reds now turn their attentions to Sunday where they face a Premier League title showdown at Manchester City.
The Reds are in the midst of a vital period in their season and, in two weeks time, could be in the semi-finals of the Champions League, clear at the top of the Premier League and in the FA Cup final - but a lot has to happen before that.
Unsurprisingly, Jurgen Klopp chose a Liverpool side to take on Benfica that was littered with talent everywhere you look. Naby Keita was given the nod to start in midfield after recovering from a knee injury and he did not let his manager down at all after producing a fine display.
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PLAYER RATINGS: Naby Keita brilliant and Trent great against Benfica
Our ECHO readers were given the chance to rate the Liverpool players after the win over Benfica and Luis Diaz came out on top with a rating of 8.2 out of 10. The Colombian scored the Reds' third goal late on in the game with a fine finish as Keita was also rated highly by the fans.
Ian Doyle was on ECHO player ratings duty in Lisbon and Keita was his Man of the Match with a rating of nine while Trent Alexander-Arnold was second with a rating of eight.
Alexander-Arnold was back into the starting XI after being on the bench during Saturday's 2-0 win over Watford in the Premier League with Joe Gomez performing well. The right-back was at his best in Lisbon with some unbelievable passes on display.
What everyone else said
Of course, other ratings are available. And the national media were largely unanimous in their verdict.
TEAMtalk rated both Diaz and Alexander-Arnold as the best players on the night with a rating of eight out of 10. Thiago Alcantara, Ibrahima Konate and Alisson Becker were given the lowest ratings for Liverpool with a six.
Goalscorer Diaz was given the highest rating by 90min with a nine out of 10, but the scores for the rest of the team were very harsh with Thiago being given just a three and Mohamed Salah a four.
Midfielder Keita was handed a rating of eight by Sportskeeda with Alexander-Arnold a close second with a rating of 7.5 in Lisbon. Salah wasn't at his usual best and was only given a score of four out of 10.
