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Liverpool player ratings: Spartak Moscow v Liverpool – Sep 26

David Gate
David Gate

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 26: The Liverpool team pose for a team photo prior to the UEFA Champions League group E match between Spartak Moskva and Liverpool FC at Otkrytije Arena on September 26, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

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Liverpool team pose for a team photo prior to the UEFA Champions League group E match between Spartak Moscow and Liverpool FC at Otkrytije Arena on September 26, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. (Picture by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Liverpool drew away in the Champions League 1-1 against Spartak Moscow in Russia today. Here are our Liverpool player ratings:

Liverpool continue their poor away from in the Champions League tonight with a 1-1 draw against Spartak Moscow. The Reds have not won away from home in the competition since 2009 and that run continued tonight.

The result feels eerily familiar but this was actually a different kind of performance from previous games. For one our defense played well. The whole back four went through a mistake-less 90 minutes.

The key errors of the game came from Emre Can and Loris Karius to give Spartak the goal they needed. We looked very secure for the rest of the match.

Philippe Coutinho’s clinical finish was the moment of attacking execution in what was a disappointing offensive performance from a team sheet that promised much more that what we got. Perhaps it’s going to take longer than we hoped for the forwards to gel.

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We now have 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses for the season. That isn’t terrible. The two losses were with 10 men away to City and Leicester in the League Cup. But from here on out we need to kick on get a run of wins going.

Here are our Liverpool player ratings against Spartak Moscow:

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Jordan Henderson of Liverpool leads his team out. (Photo by Dan Mullan by Getty Images)

Liverpool Player Ratings: Defenders

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Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Alberto Moreno of Liverpool. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Liverpool Player Ratings: Midfielders

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Andrei Eschenko of Spartak Moskva attempts to block Sadio Mane of Liverpool cross. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Liverpool Player Ratings: Forwards

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Substitutions

Daniel Sturridge – 5

Brought on for Sadio Mane and failed to have the desired impact missing two good chances to win it for the Reds.

Gini Wijnaldum – 6

Was unable to really influence the game as we pinned Spartak back in the last 20 minutes.

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David Gate

David Gate

Brit living in North Carolina.Liverpool FC & Jacksonville JaguarsFootball Manager addict