Arguably the most striking aspect of Liverpool’s recent victory over Manchester City was that they had so many legitimate candidates to be their man of the match. A lack of consistently high performances across the team has sadly been a recurring issue in the early weeks of 2022/23.
But not on Sunday. Joe Gomez got the player of the match award from the club, he and two others received a 9 in the Echo’s post-match ratings, while WhoScored’s algorithm deemed Alisson Becker to be the games star man.
Worthy candidates, all. Someone who put in a sterling effort without perhaps reaching the upper heights of some his teammates was Harvey Elliott. In his 73 minutes on the pitch, the young midfielder delivered a handful of incisive moments while also answering a few doubts about his defensive capabilities.
