Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Player Ratings: Mac Allister & Koumas Shine in EFL Cup

Liverpool and Tottenham had an entertaining Carabao Cup tie as the Reds held off a late Spurs surge to win 3-1 and advance to the next round.

• Mamardashvili (6/10): Brilliant save in the first half to keep Spurs off the board, but came off his line too early on Tottenham’s goal.
• Gomez (5/10): Not bad in half of the work. Some nice defense, but some giveaways high up the pitch
• Kerkez (7/10): Brilliant tackle to stop a goal
• Mac Allister (9/10):  Can’t do much better than a goal and an assist
• Gakpo (6/10):  His strong play to start the season continues with a second-half goal
• Frimpong (5/10): Was hoping for a more explosive performance  
• Araújo (5/10): His giveaway and subsequent card dropped the score  
• Nyoni (5/10): Serviceable but not a huge impression 
• McConnell  (6/10): Acquitted himself pretty well. Probably earned more playing time.
• Koumas (7/10): Very bright moments for the youngster. Made a bid for future minutes with this performance
• Ngumoha (7/10): Was involved in most of the attacks before coming off

Substitutes

• Jacquet (6/10) Solid in the back
• Szoboszlai (7/10): Missed an easy shot, but was solid in other respects and added a stoppage time strike in the pouring rain.
• Gravenberch (6/10): Brought on to see off the game and did his job
• Barcola (6/10): Showed good pace coming off the bench
• Isak (7/10): Should have been awarded a penalty after a nice move in the box straight off the bench

Man of the Match

Mac Allister

The Manager 

• Andoni Iraola (8/10): Was smart to start the younger players and bring on experience out of the win.

LFC Globe Verdict

Liverpool got tested in the second half, but the Reds showed real quality in the 3-1 win. Lewis Koumas was really impressive, and Szoboszlai finished the game off with a spectacular goal. Hopefully, the strong play can carry over to the EPL play.

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