Liverpool player ratings: 1-1 Tottenham

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: James Milner of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane on August 27, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: James Milner of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane on August 27, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
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Liverpool’s English striker Daniel Sturridge (C) warms up before the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane in London, on August 27, 2016. / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Liverpool’s English striker Daniel Sturridge (C) warms up before the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane in London, on August 27, 2016. / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

ST Divock Origi (ON 69′): 5

I’d forgive you if you forgot he played. He didn’t really put an imprint on the match, though his introduction coincided indirectly with Tottenham beginning to grab the play with two hands so Liverpool didn’t have much of a chance to get him going.

ST Daniel Sturridge (ON 88′): N/A

Way too late for Sturridge to have much of an impact, or be much motivated to do so. It’s surprising to see his name on the bench so often when he’s fit. Most assumed that he’d be a dead certainty to start when he’s fit and I’m sure the player himself shares that assumption.

It’s been an inauspicious beginning of the season for Sturridge. It started with a knock (not a full injury, thankfully) which cost him a place against Arsenal followed by trips to the bench and disgruntled quotes about being pushed wide.

DM Kevin Stewart (ON 90+4′): N/A

Why?

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