It wasn't pretty. But Liverpool got the job done against Aston Villa on Sunday.
Goals from Sadio Mane and substitute Curtis Jones were enough to earn a 2-0 triumph at Anfield and put the Reds a record 23 points clear at the summit.
Yours truly was on ECHO ratings duty and Alisson Becker caught the eye, earning a top score of 9.
Joe Gomez was the best of the rest with 8, although few players were worthy of 7 in a somewhat fitful Reds display.
At the other end of the scale, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Divock Origi struggled to 5.
Fans voting on our website were in agreement with the man of the match and the two least impressive performers.
However, Mane's goal helped him record an average of higher than 7.
What you said
Alisson Becker - 8.1
Sadio Mane - 7.4
Jordan Henderson - 6.9
Roberto Firmino - 6.9
Virgil van Dijk - 6.9
Naby Keita - 6.8
Joe Gomez - 6.8
Mohamed Salah - 6.8
Fabinho - 6.6
Trent Alexander-Arnold - 6.4
Gini Wijnaldum - 6.4
Andy Robertson - 6.1
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 5.2
Divock Origi 4.8
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What everyone else said
Of course, other ratings are available. And the national media weren't entirely unanimous in their praise.
The Mirror thought Mane was best with 8 while Origi, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Robertson scored only 5.
The Mail do things by halves and had Van Dijk best on 8 ahead of Gomez on 7.5. Origi was lowest with 5.
The Express considered Alisson top on 8 with Fabinho scoring 7. Origi, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Robertson were all handed 5.
The Independent rated Alisson and Mane best on 8 with Origi last on 4.
Meanwhile, The Times believed Mane led the way on 8 with Oxlade-Chamberlain lowest with 5.
Finally, the number-crunchers at WhoScored.com calculated Alisson was top with 7.76. Origi came in lowest of the starters with 6.15.
