Chelsea 3-4-2-1
Édouard Mendy Powerless when Liverpool swept into a 2-0 lead, but he still made some stunning saves. 8
Trevoh Chalobah Did well to settle down after giving away Liverpool’s opener. Had made a nervy start. 5
Thiago Silva The Brazilian veteran initially looked uneasy after returning from injury, but he gradually took control. 6
Antonio Rüdiger Left exposed by Alonso, he got tighter to Salah and sparked the move for Chelsea’s equaliser. 7
César Azpilicueta Nowhere near as attacking as Reece James in this role, but his effort was admirable. 6
N’Golo Kanté At times it seemed he was holding Chelsea’s midfield together on his own. Created Pulisic’s goal. 8
Mateo Kovacic Dragged Chelsea back into it with an astonishing volley. Why doesn’t the Croatian shoot more? 8
Marcos Alonso The absence of Ben Chilwell was felt again. Salah gleefully exposed Alonso’s lack of pace. 5
Mason Mount Bright and energetic, he kept looking for an opening. Almost scored with a hooked volley. 7
Christian Pulisic Tentative with an early chance, but he was ruthless when he ran through to equalise. 7
Kai Havertz Replaced Romelu Lukaku and pressed well. Could not get into goalscoring positions though. 6
Substitutes: Jorginho (for Chalobah 69) 6; Callum Hudson-Odoi (for Havertz 80) 6.
Liverpool 4-3-3
Caoimhín Kelleher Alisson’s deputy could do nothing about Chelsea’s goals. He did not let anyone down. 7
Trent Alexander-Arnold As contradictory as ever. A beautiful assist for Salah was accompanied by some ropey defending. 6
Virgil van Dijk He has not looked the same since his injury. He was vulnerable against Chelsea’s speed. 5
Ibrahima Konaté Did not impress after stepping in for Joël Matip. Liverpool’s defence lacked poise under pressure. 5
Kostas Tsimikas Threatened on the overlap, but he had his hands full as the game wore on. 6
Fabinho Liverpool needed him to provide security when the game became chaotic. Good battle with Mount. 7
Jordan Henderson The Liverpool captain was often unconvincing in possession. Lacked control but offered plenty of running. 6
James Milner Gave away the free-kick that led to Kovacic’s goal. Off the pace before going off. 5
Mohamed Salah His goal underlined how much Liverpool will miss him while he is away with Egypt. 9
Diogo Jota His pass led to Mané’s goal and Chelsea struggled to track his movement. A menace. 7
Sadio Mané Got away with a booking for elbowing Azpilicueta and took advantage by punishing Chalobah’s error. 8
Substitutes: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (for Jota 69) 6; Naby Keïta (for Milner 69) 6; Curtis Jones (for Mané 90) 6.
