Champions League Liverpool vs Toulouse player ratings Endo causes Jurgen Klopp selection headaches while Ryan Gravenberch shines for the Reds in their Europa performance.

Champions League Liverpool vs Toulouse player ratings Endo causes Jurgen Klopp selection headaches while Ryan Gravenberch shines for the Reds in their Europa performance. Rampant Reds on brink of knockout stage after big win Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah were on target as Liverpool made it three wins from three in UEFA Europa League Group E thanks to a stunning 5-1 win over Toulouse at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp made eight changes to the team that comfortably beat Everton in the Merseyside derby, but it mattered little as they proved too strong for last season’s French Cup winners. Diogo Jota opened the scoring when he was allowed to slip through the visitors’ defense and score after nine minutes. Toulouse briefly stunned Anfield after just seven minutes when Thijs Delinga beat the hosts’ high line clear and fired a shot beyond Caoimhin Kelleher.

It took time for Liverpool to rekindle their early enthusiasm, but two goals in four minutes just before the hour mark put them firmly ahead. Wataru Endo scored his first goal for the club with a superb flying header, before Núñez got in on the act with a venomous rising shot at the near post. Ryan Gravenberch put the result beyond doubt in the 65th minute when he rounded the keeper and headed into the corner after Núñez had hit the post. Substitute the advice, then put the icing on the cake with a strike that hits the bar in stoppage time. The win takes the Merseysiders to the top of Group E with a maximum of nine points from their first three matches. Union SG are second with four points, while Toulouse are third with the same number of points. LASK is still redundant and sitting at the bottom. Liverpool return to Premier League action at home to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

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Caoimhin Kelleher (6/10): Perhaps he could have done better to stop Dalinga’s central strike, and he was very lucky that his poor pass out from the back was not punished by the Toulouse attack. Trent Alexander-Arnold (7/10): Delinga was caught offside for the Toulouse goal but atoned for it with a superb ball onto the head of Endo, making it 2–1. The England player also made a superb goal-line clearance stop to deny Gabriel Suazo a virtual open goal. Joel Matip (6/10): He was part of a defense that was a little too open at times and not as assertive as it should have been at the back. Joe Gomez (6/10): I was guilty of being out of position in the Toulouse goal and not looking particularly strong in defence. However, this improved slightly as the game progressed. Luke Chambers (6/10): Uefa champions league He was sent off for the Toulouse goal because he misread a forward pass and on other occasions, he lost possession a few times. However, overall, the teenager looked quite capable in his first Liverpool start. While Trent Alexander-Arnold, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones all started, however, the strength of Liverpool’s bench came to the fore. However, one absentee from the reserve list, which included the likes of Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai, was Konate. The Frenchman was surprisingly left out of the team, while Van Dijk was available at centre-back alongside Jerrel Quansah. Premier league

It could raise concerns over a new fitness issue for Konate, who has already missed three games this season due to a hamstring injury – or perhaps even miss his second yellow card against Everton. But Paul Gorst of the Liverpool Echo reports that the 24-year-old was simply rested, with Van Dijk and Kwansa deemed adequate backup to starters Joel Matip and Joe Gomez. A much-changed Liverpool team continued their excellent record in the Europa League with a ruthless win over French club Toulouse in Group E. The hosts took the lead at Anfield as Diogo Jota beat a few defenders and fired the ball into the net in the ninth minute. Toulouse responded through Thijs Delinga, who was played onside by Trent Alexander-Arnold and was able to equalize after a 40-yard run. Champions league But stand-in captain Alexander-Arnold immediately improvised, passing a pass to Wataru Endo, who scored his first Liverpool goal in the 30th minute, before Darwin Núñez scored the third to give the Reds a 3–1 lead at halftime. Midway through the second half, Núñez took a shot past Toulouse keeper Guillaume Restes, but it hit the post and he was grateful to see Ryan Gravenberch score the fourth on the rebound. Liverpool eventually cruised to victory as substitute Mohamed Salah scored the fifth goal in stoppage time, turning in a close-range shot off the crossbar for his ninth goal of the season. The win means Liverpool have secured their place at the top of Group E with nine points after three matches, while Toulouse remain second, five points behind the Reds. Europa league