Fulham vs Liverpool

George Rossiter assesses the Whites' performance in their season opener against Liverpool at the Cottage.

6/10 for both. 8.5/10 9.5/10 – Man of the Match Unlucky not to put Fulham two ahead with a shot that cannoned off the inside of Alisson’s post 7/10 Salah was pocketed down their right hand side for the majority of the game and as a result had little effect before his goal, keep it up Antonee! 8.5/10 Near faultless against a world-class front line, Ream was outstanding and was unlucky for the second goal scored by Salah. 8.5/10

In my inaugural player ratings, there won't be too many high ratings as Liverpool drop points on the opening day of the Premier League season against ...

The final substitution for Liverpool was the introduction of Fabio Carvalho for Luis Diaz with 15 minutes left or so. Liverpool didn't have too many individually poor performances but on the whole, were just collectively very average. He wasn't the best player on the pitch, but he rarely is. Nunez looked very dangerous and he will make a very strong case that he should be starting every game for Liverpool. Very impressive. Unlucky not to be on the scoresheet, but was one of the few shining lights for Jurgen Klopp's side. I adore Roberto Firmino, but he didn't offer much at all today. His passing wasn't amazing in the first half, a lot of overhit balls which he usually masters. He struggled to retain possession for his side and lost a lot of his fifty-fifty challenges. Liverpool struggled to win the midfield battle today against Fulham and Fabinho wasn't great at doing what he knows he's capable of. Liverpool's towering central defender was probably as good as Joel Matip on the whole but his rating drops to a six following the mistake with the penalty. Sticking a leg out and clashing knees was always going to be risky, and he cost the team a penalty. There wasn't too much that Alisson could've done for either of the goals Fulham scored.

Jurgen Klopp's starting XI at Fulham included six players aged 30 and over, an age profile that has occurred only once for Liverpool in the Premier League ...

Last season, the Reds had the highest percentage of minutes played by players who, heading into 20223, were to be 30 or over, with 46.2 percent. But it is Klopp’s XI that has drawn the eye, as according to Opta Joe, it is the first time since 1994 that Liverpool named six players 30 and over in a Premier League starting lineup. And six of those eight players were named in the starting XI against Fulham on Saturday: Virgil van Dijk (31), Joel Matip (30), Jordan Henderson (32), Thiago (31), Mohamed Salah (30) and Roberto Firmino (30).

Firmino played the opening 51 minutes of the game before being replaced by Darwin Nunez. His replacement managed a goal and an assist after coming. This only ...

If he is aiming to extend his stay at Anfield beyond this season though, he’ll have to be better in the months ahead. It would be wrong to write Liverpool’s number 9 off so early into the season. Jurgen Klopp has clearly decided that Darwin Nunez should be allowed some time to settle in.

Klopp has infamously directed blame at some obscure factors after poor results in the past, ranging from wind to television broadcasters, but Fulham weren't ...

Jordan Henderson hit the woodwork for Liverpool in stoppage time, but Fulham seemed pleased with their point - and pitch - in their first game back. Klopp moaned after the game that 'the pitch was dry', and now Fulham have poked fun at the German, posting an image of the pitch being watered with the caption: 'The Craven Cottage turf looking absolutely lush yesterday'. Fulham's Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp for his comments after the sides' 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has sent a warning to his teammates after drawing against Fulham in their opening Premier League game.

‘But there’s still a long way to go and we need to improve quickly. But [it’s] fine margins.’ ‘We knew it would be a tough game, so there’s no excuses from us.

Jordan Henderson has been told it is "time for the Championship" after Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Fulham.

He motivates everyone on and off the pitch.— فاريس chan (@AhmadFaris08) https://t.co/lT20WGGJfz August 7, 2022 He was horrible and like always shouting at others for making mistakes!— Himanshu (@Himanshu_ahujaa) https://t.co/Uu1Ge1nANT August 7, 2022 So yeah, overall, disappointed with the result and the performance.” Title will be won/lost in midfield battle again. We're paying this guy almost 200k/pw to watch this shit every week dkm. And skipper Henderson ended up getting a whole lot of flak on social media.

Alan Shearer believes Virgil van Dijk and the Liverpool back four had a rare tough afternoon in the 2-2 draw at Fulham.

The way that they went after Liverpool. The way they played to Mitrovic’s strengths, in terms of getting balls into the box. The Serbia international rose above Trent Alexander-Arnold at the back post to head in over Alisson Becker before Darwin Nunez came off the bench to equalise. Mohamed Salah levelled for Liverpool, however, in the 80th minute.