Alisson Becker 7
Stood up well to Dreyer in the opening moments in only first-half contribution. Commanded his area confidently as the Danes started to threaten second half.
Trent Alexander-Arnold 9
Almost through after one mazy dribble into the area and distribution much, much better than of late. Good one-two with Shaqiri to set up the opener and his pass to Salah forced the penalty for the second. Real quality.
Fabinho 6
Fairly sedate outing until he worryingly pulled up injured. Subbed.
Joe Gomez 8
Won some good headers early on and wasn’t intimidated by the Midtjylland attack. Revelled in the extra responsibility at the back once Fabinho departed.
Andy Robertson 7
His crossing won a couple of corners for Liverpool first half and defensively solid, particularly when Midtjylland ramped up the pressure late on.
Jordan Henderson 7
Pushed with purpose going forward but took up a more defensive position after Fabinho’s exit. Subbed during the break.
James Milner 7
Had one shot blocked for a corner on a rare forward foray. Got through the hard yards first half, then began to influence matters more. Booked.
Xherdan Shaqiri 7
Took a little while to settle in his position but began to show some good attacking flourishes before the break. Excellent pass the key during build-up to the opener.
Diogo Jota 7
A couple of strong runs and a volley wide aside, wasn’t able to influence matters sufficiently before break but, as at weekend, grew into game and notched vital goal.
Takumi Minamino 5
Really struggled to make an impression and became frustrated with himself after some loose touches. Subbed.
Divock Origi 5
Swapped wings on occasion and twice clobbered by strong challenges, but inconsistent in possession and rarely a threat. Subbed.
Rhys Williams (for Fabinho 30) 7
Encouragingly composed stuff from the youngster and made one good interception after break.
Gini Wijnaldum (for Henderson 46) 7
Instantly up to speed with the game and busy in midfield, helping shield the defence and regularly accepting the ball off the defence.
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Sadio Mane (for Origi 60) 6
Busy on the left but not able to fully stretch his legs often.
Mohamed Salah (for Minamino 60) 7
Added pace to the attack and fired one effort over before winning and converting the penalty for the second.
Roberto Firmino (for Jota 80)
Just enough time to miss a sitter.
