Hugo Ekitike – 9
Ekitike returned to scoring ways in a special performance against West Ham. He produced a slick finish to help his side take the lead and was a tormenting factor with his movement. Played two clever passes for Mac Allister and Gakpo’s goal, grabbing three goal contributions in an impressive display.
Alexis Mac Allister – 8
Another impressive display from Macca! He was able to score in his second straight game with a smashing volley in the first half. The Argentine was a volatile figure in midfield, making 10 defensive contributions, which included four tackles!
Ryan Gravenberch – 7.5
Gravenberch helped his side dominate the midfield battle, being really smart with his passes and forward movement. He assisted the opening goal with a great pass and also worked hard defensively, winning five duels.
Virgil van Dijk – 7
Van Dijk was able to score a really smart set-piece goal with an excellent header to help his side take a bigger lead in the second half. He was defensively pretty good for the majority of the game, making five clearances, but could’ve done better to deal with the cross leading to Soucek’s goal.
Cody Gakpo – 7
lWell, that was definitely an eventful game for Gakpo! He wasn’t able to do much in the first half but sprang to life in the second half. The Dutchman missed a horrible close-range chance in the second half, but made up by scoring a really well-taken goal later on.
Mo Salah – 5
Salah wasn’t really at his ruthless best in the game. He did swing in a nice cross for the second goal, but he was indecisive with his work in open play. Failed to create any major chances and fluffed a big chance to score in the second half by blasting a shot into the stands.
The others
Alisson – 6.5, Gomez – 6, Konate – 6, Kerkez – 6.5, Szoboszlai – 7
Substitutes
Frimpong – 7, Rio – 6, Nyoni – N/R
