Jordan Henderson 7
Forget the playmaker role he is given for England, Henderson is more effective as Liverpool’s spoiler, trying to knit midfield to enable more creative players to dominate further upfield. A different player in a Liverpool shirt.
Emre Can 6
A Klopp favourite who can often appear to be doing the same role as Henderson. Tidy, but he missed a great chance on 56 minutes. A typical Can performance. Not bad, just not especially great.
Mohamed Salah 7
After being the hero for Egypt in World Cup qualifying it is no surprise Salah started full of confidence, showing plenty of tricks and turns of pace. But his runs were often from deep and he could not hurt United enough.
Roberto Firmino 6
Has been off-form recently. There were a couple of sparks, but some of the dynamism is missing. He worked as tirelessly as ever but must have felt he was playing nine defenders at times.
Philippe Coutinho 7
Liverpool needed him to show why Barca want him so much, but Mourinho had Ander Herrera shadowing the Brazilian forcing him ever deeper. No player had to think more tactically to find space to penetrate.