Liverpool kickstarted their 2023/24 Premier League campaign with a tricky trip to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and Reds fans will likely be relatively happy with the point they secured
A Luis Diaz goal had given Liverpool a slender lead early on before Axel Disasi scored an equaliser before half-time in what was a very entertaining game.
Here's who 90min picked as Liverpool's best and worst players on the day:
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Liverpool's best player vs Chelsea
Alexis Mac Allister - 7/10
Alexis Mac Allister is basically everyone's tip to be 'signing of the summer' and on Sunday at Stamford Bridge we saw exactly why.
The World Cup winner was, by quite a considerable distance, Liverpool's best midfield performer on the day and battled well throughout the 90 minutes. When he inevitably gets a bit more help in the middle of the park in the coming weeks - likely in the form of Romeo Lavia - his performances will only improve too.
Honourable mention
Mohamed Salah - 7/10
Salah, as he usually is, was the spark in the final third for Liverpool once again.
While that spark faded in the second half - culminating in him being subbed off, much to his own annoyance - his stunning pass through the heart of the Chelsea defence which led to Luis Diaz's opener was a vital contribution made in the first half.
Liverpool's worst player vs Chelsea
Cody Gakpo - 4/10
Let's get this straight immediately: Cody Gakpo not having a particularly great game was not his fault, it was Jurgen Klopp's.
The manager dropped the Dutch forward into a midfield role at Stamford Bridge and he, as expected, looked like a fish out of water.
Dishonourable mention
Diogo Jota - 4/10
Starting ahead of Darwin Nunez and Gakpo as the false nine, Jota didn't do his future hopes of gametime in that role many favours with his performance on Sunday.
This article was originally published on 90min as Liverpool's best and worst players in Chelsea draw.
