Liverpool player ratings: Liverpool v Everton – Dec 10 2017

David Gate

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Sadio Mane of Liverpool in action during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield on December 10, 2017 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Liverpool dropped two points against Everton in the Merseyside derby with a 1-1 draw in the Premier League. Here are out Liverpool player ratings:

A dubious penalty given from a bad decision by Dejan Lovren robbed Liverpool of the win in the Merseyside derby. Liverpool dominated possession and had a host of chances and are rueing the missed opportunities.

Jurgen Klopp has been rotating his team plenty in recent weeks but it is still a surprise that he made six changes for this game. Two were expected: Simon Mignolet back in goal for the Premier League and Andrew Robertson in for the injured Alberto Moreno.

The central midfield two in the 442 formation were rotated with captain & vice-captain, Jordan Henderson and James Milner, came in for Emre Can and Gini Wijnaldum. The big shock was that Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino only made the bench. Dominic Solanke came in for his second Premier League start up front and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain took the right midfield spot.

The talk will be about how Klopp rotated too much for a such a big game. It was a huge opportunity missed in the Premier League with Chelsea and Arsenal also getting draws this weekend.

6️⃣ changes for the Reds - here's our line-up... https://t.co/DdPpcBrvQG pic.twitter.com/a2k9ev9ewE
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 10, 2017

Here are our Liverpool player ratings v Everton:

Wayne Rooney of Everton and Andy Robertson of Liverpool battle for possession during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield (Pic by Clive Brunskill for Getty Images)

Liverpool player ratings: Defenders

65: Gomez nearly nets our second but his glancing header flies just over the bar and onto the roof of the net!

[1-0] https://t.co/DdPpcB9UZ8 pic.twitter.com/nulxn2oton
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 10, 2017

Jonjoe Kenny of Everton tackles James Milner of Liverpool. (Picture by Clive Brunskill of Getty Images)

Liverpool player ratings: Midfield

The Mane miss was interesting. Last season he passes that. Is he feeling pressure to keep up with Salah?
— Rush The Kop (@RushTheKop) December 10, 2017

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool takes a shot during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield on December 10, 2017 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Liverpool player ratings: Forwards

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Substitutes

Roberto Firmino – 6

Replaced Mohamed Salah to give a more traditional two striker partnership with Solanke.

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Philippe Coutinho – 6

Missed his creativity for most of the game and he couldn’t grab hold in his 20 minutes

Danny Ings – 6

Great to see him back in a league game but it is sad that we had to throw him on to find a winner

David Gate

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