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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Ian Doyle

Everybody loves Liverpool's James Milner but fingers are pointing at Roberto Firmino

Almost there. Almost, almost there.

Three more wins will do it after Liverpool bounced back from their recent dip with a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday.

It opened up, at least for a short while, a 25-point lead over Manchester City at the Premier League summit.

Yours truly was on ratings duty for the ECHO and considered James Milner and matchwinner Sadio Mane best with 8.

Several players scored 7, while at the other end of the scale Fabinho struggled to a 5.

Reds supporters were in agreement with Milner ranked best with an average of 8.2 ahead of Mane on 7.4 and Mohamed Salah on 7.3.

Two players registered lower than 6, with Fabinho last on 5.4.

Big decisions ahead for Jurgen Klopp, you fancy.

What you said

James Milner - 8.2

Sadio Mane - 7.4

Mohamed Salah - 7.3

Virgil van Dijk - 7.0

Sadio Mane during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and AFC Bournemouth at Anfield on March 7, 2020 (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 6.6

Trent Alexander-Arnold - 6.5

Joe Gomez - 6.4

Gini Wijnaldum - 6.2

Philip Billing of Bournemouth holds off a challenge from Fabinho of Liverpool (Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Roberto Firmino - 6.0

Adrian - 5.9

Fabinho - 5.4

What everyone else said

Of course, other ratings are available. And the national media were pretty unanimous in their judgement on Liverpool's players.

The Mirror thought Milner best on 8 with Fabinho lowest on 5.

Blood Red: Liverpool player ratings from 2-1 win over Bournemouth

The Mail do things by halves and had Milner top on 8.5 ahead of Mane and Salah with 8.

The Daily Star were happiest with Milner and Salah, both notching 8.

The Express gave Milner, Salah and Mane the highest mark of 8, while Firmino rated just 5.

Finally, the number-crunchers at WhoScored.com calculated Mane was best on 8.69. Firmino was ranked the lowest starter with 6.33.

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