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Player ratings: LIVERPOOL 2-2 Newcastle

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The goalkeeper once again cost Liverpool the points

The goalkeeper once again cost Liverpool the points

The first half was typical of the sort of display we’ve seen from Klopp’s Liverpool in recent weeks; dominant, imperious in attack, preferring to take the pressure off a shaky defence and goalkeeper by not allowing the opposition a foothold in the game.

Within 45 minutes it was 2 nil and could’ve been many more, in truth. By the final whistle, Simon Mignolet had struck again and handed Rafa’s new team a point that they in no way deserved.

The overall second half performance was sub-par but it should’ve been a cake-walk after starting it with a strong lead and even if the players had dropped off, it shouldn’t have cost them two goals.

But with a player like Mignolet between the sticks, there’s always the chance of a cock up and that’s something we’ll have to just live with while he remains the club’s number one.

Aside from him, the rest of the team were – mostly – fairly solid, bossing the game and looking fit and firing ahead of Villarreal on Thursday. Sadly, those dropped points could be the death knell to our hopes of a late run for a Champions League spot via the Premier League. Player ratings are below.

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