Liverpool player ratings vs Leipzig: Kabak solid, Jones indomitable

Liverpool's Turkish defender Ozan Kabak plays the ball during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between RB Leipzig and FC Liverpool at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on February 16, 2021. (Photo by Ferenc ISZA / AFP) (Photo by FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images) /

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Liverpool, Mohamed Salah (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images) /

Right-wing: Mohamed Salah- 8.5

Liverpool’s primary goal-threat delivered yet again. Despite missing out on a major chance in the first half of the game, Mo didn’t make a mistake with his second chance of the game.

That’s how it goes with players like Salah. You simply cannot afford to offer him a sniff of goal, especially when served on a platter as Sabitzer did in the second half.

Striker: Roberto Firmino- 7.5

It seems like whenever Bobby plays well, the team scores goals. Although he missed a couple of chances in the first 45 minutes, he did perform his main function, which is to pull the strings for this Liverpool side.

Firmino did have a goal disallowed in the first half, as the ball was deemed to have gone out for a goal-kick before reaching the number nine.

Left-wing: Sadio Mane- 8

Sadio looked much more of a threat last night. Constantly terrorising Mukiele on the left-side of our attack. Like Mo, Sadio too missed a good chance in the first half, when his header went over the bar.

His pressing was near non-stop today, and that eventually got him his well-deserved goal.