Ryan Gravenberch ‘hugely influential’ again as 2 players harshly judged – Liverpool FC

Goalscoring pair Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike took the headlines for Liverpool of their hard-fought 2-1 victory at dwelling to Everton.

The Reds prevailed at Anfield on Saturday lunchtime, regardless of threatening to let one other two-goal lead slip, making it 5 wins out of 5 within the Premier League this season.

Right here we examine our rankings with these of TIA’s readers, the Liverpool Echo and GOAL.

Gravenberch (8.30) is within the type of his life at the moment and he was Liverpool’s standout participant towards Everton, scoring highest among the many watching media.

The 23-year-old scored an “early objective of the season contender,” in accordance with GOAL’s Richie Mills, who added that his “sweeping up work on the again” was additionally important.

Ian Doyle of the Echo stated Gravenberch had a “large affect” on the day, as his status continues to soar this season.

Doyle additionally hailed the “sensible composure” proven by Ekitike for his objective, with the Frenchman’s “efficient touches and willpower” setting the tone.

There does, nevertheless, need to be severe questions raised over GOAL giving Conor Bradley and Dominik Szoboszlai‘s performances a five-out-of-10!

What the stats say

In keeping with FotMob, Gravenberch was unsurprisingly Liverpool’s standout determine in a statistical sense, getting a ranking of 8.7-out-of-10.

Not solely did he contribute vastly within the remaining third, however he additionally made the joint-most tackles alongside James Garner (5) and made extra defensive contributions (14) than any Reds participant.

Ekitike made 11 himself, exhibiting what an asset he’s out of possession, in addition to with it.

Virgil van Dijk was as soon as once more imperious for Liverpool, along with his 92 p.c cross completion charge the very best of anybody on the pitch.

The Reds skipper performed extra passes into the ultimate third (10), too, in one other immaculate exhibiting on the coronary heart of the Reds’ defence.

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