Liverpool proved they mean business in this season’s Premier League title race with their seventh win in eight games on Sunday.
Goals from Mohamed Salah and Curtis Jones in a 2-1 win against Chelsea saw the Reds return to the top of the league table, a point ahead of mighty Manchester City, who left them late to beat on Sunday in 20th Wolves. .
Here are the players who performed best in Liverpool’s win over Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday, according to 90 minutes player ratings.
Curtis Jones: 8/10
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The Scouse midfielder had the inevitable task of keeping the Premier League’s best player, Cole Palmer, quiet for 90 minutes on Sunday, and he did just that.
Jones was superb against the in-form Palmer in the defensive third, making a stunning block to deny the Chelsea star what looked a certain goal in the first half.
The other end of the park didn’t fare too badly either. Jones won Liverpool the penalty which Mohamed Salah converted to give the red ones the lead, then reappeared in the box in the second half to poke the ball into the back of the net to give his side a 2-1 lead shortly after Nicolas Jackson had equalised.
An exceptional performance in midfield from the 23-year-old.
Honorable Mention
Mohamed Salah: 7/10
It’s fair to say Salah enjoys playing against his former employers.
The Egyptian superstar was in fine form again against Chelsea on Sunday, with his contributions of goals 11 and 12 against them with a spot-kick and a lovely assist for Jones’ winning goal.
There are very few, if any, better big-game players in the Premier League than Salah. It is world class.
