A much-changed Liverpool ended the first stage of the Champions League with a 3-2 defeat at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday evening. The unrecognisable Reds had twice led in the first half through a Cody Gakpo penalty and Harvey Elliott strike only to ultimately fall to their third loss of the season in all competitions. The result means that, with Barcelona having drawn at home to Atalanta, Arne Slot's side still finished top of the 36-team table having already sealed progress directly to the last 16 with a game to play.
The ECHO was in Holland and here we rate the performance of the Liverpool players in the Philips Stadion. Liverpool Champions League route becomes clearer as huge PSG clash potentially awaits 'Definitely' - Arne Slot promises Liverpool transfers as January stance explained Caoimhin Kelleher 6 No chance with PSV first but a little unconvincing when dealing with the second and third goals, although definitely not to blame for either. Conor Bradley 5 Started slowly but soon began to crunch into tackles and offer himself going forward down the right.
Tough time defensively, though, and second and third PSV goals came down his side. Jarell Quansah 6 Willing to bring ball out from the back, but hoodwinked for leveller and didn’t clear properly in build-up to third. Kept going second half as the only recognised senior central defender in team.
Andy Robertson 6 Playing at centre-back, his positioning made sure he wasn’t overly-exposed by PSV looking to go long but co.
