Liverpool Player Ratings v Crystal Palace: Alisson Becker Crucial To Reds Victory

Liverpool returned to winning ways as they comfortably dispatched a low-confidence Crystal Palace side, winning 3-1 at Selhurst Park to go into the international break in the top four.

Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring with a header from a Szoboszlai free-kick, before Barcola and Wirtz combined early in the second half to double the Reds' lead.

Then, as the home side continued to push for a goal, Alexander Isak finished off a flowing LFC counter-attack, ensuring that despite a late converted penalty for the Eagles, it would be the Merseyside outfit that left with all three points.

Here are our player ratings (out of 10) following this away win.

Heavily criticised in the last week or two, Alisson Becker showed everyone today why he is still one of the best in the world at what he does.

Two crucial saves in the first half, to keep the score at 0-0, then another big save in the second half and he was unlucky to not leave Selhurst Park with a clean sheet.

Offered very little going forward, with the opposition wing-back keeping the Hungarian pinned back, and defensively, he was shaky, to say the least, giving away a penalty late in the game.

Up against a physical Strand Larsen for most of the game, he kept the striker quiet and made a few important blocks.

A player who needed to right the wrongs from the Fenerbahce loss midweek was Jeremy Jacquet, and he certainly did that today.

The defender looked back to his defensive best, making essential interceptions and stopping crosses from reaching their intended targets.

Another strong display from the Barcelona loanee, Araujo returned to the starting XI after being rested in the Champions League and showed why he has become one of Iraola's most important players.

Scored the goal to put the Reds in the lead after a few set pieces beforehand, where he looked like a real threat.

Put in several good set-piece deliveries, but still gave away the ball far too much when on the counter-attack.

A fairly anonymous game midweek, Barcola looked better this afternoon, capped off with a brilliant cross to get an assist for Wirtz's goal.

Took his goal very well, a calm and composed finish to the keeper's right-hand side, and does a lot of the work on and off the ball that people rarely notice.

While he didn't get on the scoresheet, his work rate, both offensively and defensively, was very good today.

Had a chance very early in the game that, if the Swede had a better first touch, could have been a goal. Despite this, he looked sharp throughout the game, kept going, and eventually got the goal that his performance deserved.

Came off the bench and added some real energy to the side, and was able to use that to exploit the space behind late in the game to help set up Liverpool's third.

He was subbed on when the game needed control and composure, which is exactly what he provided.

Had a few bright moments after coming on, but LFC mainly attacked down the opposite flank.

The Welshman was only on for the last 10 minutes of the game.

Like Koumas, he was brought on to see out the match, and while they conceded late on, there wasn't much he could do.

The Brazilian shot-stopper has been linked with a move away from Anfield at the end of the season, with Iraola even coming out and explaining he wants him to stay but doesn't know if that will be the case.

However this hasn't affected his performance today, as he was the main reason why Liverpool secured the win.

Two huge saves in the first half, another in the second half, looking every bit like the goalkeeper Reds' fans have grown to love over the last eight years.

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