Top 25 South American players in Premier League history

1. Sergio Agüero, Argentina (Man City) 

2. Luis Suárez, Uruguay (Liverpool) 

3. Carlos Tévez, Argentina (West Ham, Man United, Man City) 

4. Gilberto Silva, Brazil (Arsenal)

5. Alexis Sánchez, Chile (Arsenal, Man United) 

6. Roberto Firmino, Brazil (Liverpool) 

7. Fernandinho, Brazil (Man City) 

8. Alisson Becker, Brazil (Liverpool) 

9. David Luíz, Brazil (Chelsea, Arsenal) 

10. Javier Mascherano, Argentina (West Ham, Liverpool) 

11. Ederson, Brazil (Man City) 

12. Juninho Paulista, Brazil (Middlesbrough) 

13. Gustavo Poyet, Uruguay (Chelsea, Tottenham) 

14. Nolberto Solano, Peru (Newcastle, Aston Villa, West Ham, Leicester, Hull) 

15. Antonio Valencia, Ecuador (Wigan, Man United) 

16. Edu, Brazil (Arsenal) 

17. Lucas Leiva, Brazil (Liverpool) 

18. Ramires, Brazil (Chelsea) 

19. Willian, Brazil (Chelsea, Arsenal, Fulham) 

20. Robinho, Brazil (Man City) 

21. Hernán Crespo, Argentina (Chelsea) 

22. Diego Forlán, Uruguay (Man United) 

23. Tino Asprilla, Colombia (Newcastle) 

24. Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombia (Aston Villa) 

25. Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentina (Man United) 

Liverpool ratings 2017/18

 All competitions.

6,93 Mo Salah
6,86 Coutinho
6,62 Roberto Firmino
6,61 Sadio Mané
6,37 Virgil van Dijk
6,36 James Milner
6,27 Andy Robertson
6,21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
6,20 Trent Alexander-Arnold
6,17 Emre Can
6,14 Jordan Henderson
6,09 Joe Gomez, Dejan Lovren
6,00 Georginio Wijnaldum
5,96 Ragnar Klavan
5,91 Loris Karius
5,87 Joel Matip
5,73 Simon Mignolet
5,67 Alberto Moreno

Player ratings Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid

 0-1 59' Vinícius Júnior r.  (Federico Valverde). Att: 78.000 (Stade de France, Paris). 

Liverpool: Alisson 5,60 - Trent Alexander-Arnold 5,70, Ibrahima Konaté 6,30, Virgil van Dijk 5,70, Andrew Robertson 5,60, Fabinho 6,00, Thiago Alcântara 5,90 (77' Roberto Firmino 5,30), Jordan Henderson 5,60 (77' Naby Keïta 5,30), Mo Salah 6,50, Luis Díaz 5,40 (65' Diogo Jota 5,40), Sadio Mané 6,10. - coach: Jürgen Klopp. = average: 5,74 [mediocre]

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois 8,70 - Dani Carvajal 7,10, Eder Militão 6,80, David Alaba 6,60, Ferland Mendy 6,20, Luka Modrić 6,50 (90' Dani Ceballos), Casemiro 6,60, Toni Kroos 6,20, Federico Valverde 7,10 (86' Eduardo Camavinga), Karim Benzema 6,30, Vinícius Júnior 7,20 (93' Rodrygo). - coach: Carlo Ancelotti. = average: 6,85 [top-class]

Player ratings Inter 0-2 Liverpool

 0-1 75' Roberto Firmino h. (Andrew Robertson), 0-2 83' Mo Salah l.  (Virgil van Dijk). Att: 37.918.

Inter: Samir Handanovič 5,60 - Milan Škriniar 6,90, Stefan de Vrij 5,70 (87' Roberto Gagliardini), Alessandro Bastoni 5,50 (90' Federico Dimarco), Denzel Dumfries 6,20 (87' Matteo Darmian), Arturo Vidal 6,50 (87' Andrea Ranocchia), Marcelo Brozović 5,80, Hakan Çalhanoğlu 6,80, Ivan Perišić 6,90, Lautaro Martínez 5,50 (71' Alexis Sánchez 5,50), Edin Džeko 5,20. - coach: Simone Inzaghi 6,20. = average: 6,01 [acceptable]

Liverpool: Alisson 6,00 - Trent Alexander-Arnold 5,70, Ibrahima Konaté 6,40, Virgil van Dijk 6,60, Andrew Robertson 6,10, Thiago Alcântara 6,20 (86' James Milner), Fabinho 6,10 (59' Jordan Henderson 6,10), Harvey Elliott 5,80 (59' Naby Keïta 6,10), Mo Salah 6,80, Diogo Jota 5,60 (46' Roberto Firmino 6,90), Sadio Mané 5,70 (59' Luis Díaz 6,20). - coach: Jürgen Klopp 6,40. = average: 6,15 [solid]

Liverpool ratings 2019/20

All competitions.

6,48 Mohamed Salah
6,37 Virgil van Dijk
6,36 Sadio Mané
6,35 Jordan Henderson
6,30 Andrew Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold
6,29 Alisson
6,23 Roberto Firmino
6,22 Joel Matip, Fabinho
6,12 Georginio Wijnaldum
6,08 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
6,06 Dejan Lovren
6,01 James Milner
6,00 Joe Gomez
5,97 Divock Origi
5,93 Adam Lallana
5,89 Adrián

Average ratings Liverpool

6,59 Salah
6,57 Van Dijk, Mané
6,56 Firmino
6,40 Henderson
6,39 Fabinho, Matip
6,38 Alison, Alexander-Arnold
6,33 Robertson
6,31 J. Gomez
6,26 Adrián
6,25 Wijnaldum
6,18 Milner, Lovren
6,12 Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana

Player ratings Liverpool 1-0 aet Flamengo

1-0 99' Roberto Firmino r. (Sadio Mané). Att: 45.416 (Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar).

Liverpool: Alisson 6,50 - Trent Alexander-Arnold 6,50, Joe Gomez 6,30, Virgil van Dijk 6,20, Andrew Robertson 6,10, Jordan Henderson 6,40, Naby Keïta 5,70 (100' James Milner), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 5,70 (75' Adam Lallana), Mohamed Salah 6,00 (120' Xherdan Shaqiri), Sadio Mané 6,70, Roberto Firmino 7,00 (106' Divock Origi). - coach: Jürgen Klopp 6,50. = average: 6,28 [good]

Flamengo: Diego Alves 6,70 - Rafinha 6,10, Rodrigo Caio 5,40, Pablo Marí 6,20, Filipe Luís 6,50, Giorgian de Arrascaeta 5,90 (77' Vitinho), Gerson 5,60 (102' Lincoln), Willian Arão 5,90 (120' Orlando Berrío), Bruno Henrique 6,40, Éverton Ribeiro 5,80 (82' Diego), Gabriel Barbosa 5,90. - coach: Jorge Jesus 6,70. = average: 6,04 [satisfactory]

Player ratings Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

0-1 2' Mohamed Salah PK, 0-2 87' Divock Origi l. (Joel Matip). Att: 63.272 (Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid).

Tottenham: Hugo Lloris 6,00 - Kieran Trippier 5,70, Toby Alderweireld 6,00, Jan Vertonghen 5,90, Danny Rose 6,10, Moussa Sissoko 5,20 (74' Eric Dier), Harry Winks 5,60 (66' Lucas Moura 5,70), Dele Alli 5,00 (81' Llorente), Christian Eriksen 5,70, Heung-min Son 6,30, Harry Kane 5,30. - coach: Mauricio Pochettino 5,40. = average: 5,71 [disappointing]
   
Liverpool: Alisson 7,10 - Trent Alexander-Arnold 6,60, Joel Matip 6,60, Virgil van Dijk 7,20, Andrew Robertson 6,40, Jordan Henderson 6,40, Fabinho 6,00, Georginio Wijnaldum 5,70 (62' James Milner 6,10), Sadio Mané 6,70 (90' Joe Gomez), Roberto Firmino 5,10 (58' Divock Origi 6,90), Mohamed Salah 6,40.- coach: Jürgen Klopp 7,40. = average: 6,40 [strong]

Player ratings Man City 1-2 Liverpool

1-0 2' Gabriel Jesus r. (Raheem Sterling), 1-1 56' Mohamed Salah l., 1-2 77' Roberto Firmino. Sent off: 45' Pep Guardiola. Att: 53.461.

Man City: Ederson 5,20 - Kyle Walker 5,50, Nicolás Otamendi 4,70, Aymeric Laporte 5,10, Fernandinho 6,40, Kevin De Bruyne 6,70, David Silva 5,30 (66' Kun Agüero 5,80), Raheem Sterling 5,90, Bernardo Silva 6,20 (74' İlkay Gündoğan), Gabriel Jesus 5,90, Leroy Sané 6,30. - coach: Pep Guardiola. = average: 5,75 [mediocre]

Liverpool: Loris Karius 6,20 - Trent Alexander-Arnold 6,40 (81' Ragnar Klavan), Dejan Lovren 6,70, Virgil van Dijk 6,30, Andrew Robertson 6,20, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 6,20, Georginio Wijnaldum 6,20, James Milner 6,70, Mohamed Salah 7,20 (89' Danny Ings), Roberto Firmino 7,30 (81' Nathaniel Clyne), Sadio Mané 6,90. - coach: Jürgen Klopp. = average: 6,57 [very good]

Average ratings Liverpool

7,09 Salah
6,98 Coutinho
6,71 Roberto Firmino
6,41 Mané
6,31 Alexander-Arnold
6,26 J. Gomez
6,20 Karius, Oxlade-Chamberlain
6,18 Milner
6,11 Henderson
6,10 Robertson
6,04 Can
6,00 Lovren, Sturridge
5,91 Matip, Wijnaldum
5,89 Klavan
5,70 A. Moreno
5,58 Mignolet

Player ratings Arsenal 3-3 Liverpool

0-1 26' Coutinho h., 0-2 52' Mohamed Salah l. (Roberto Firmino), 1-2 53' Alexis Sánchez h. (Héctor Bellerín), 2-2 56' Granit Xhaka l. (Alex Iwobi), 3-2 59' Mesut Özil l. (Alexandre Lacazette), 3-3 71' Roberto Firmino l. (Emre Can). Att: 59.409.

Arsenal: Petr Čech 6,30 - Héctor Bellerín 5,70, Laurent Koscielny 5,20, Nacho Monreal 4,70 (46' Shkodran Mustafi 6,10), Ainsley Maitland-Niles 5,20, Granit Xhaka 6,10,     Jack Wilshere 6,70, Alex Iwobi 5,40 (78' Danny Welbeck), Mesut Özil 7,10, Alexis Sánchez 6,40 (89' Theo Walcott), Alexandre Lacazette 6,20. - coach: Arsène Wenger. = average: 5,92 [vulnerable]

LFC: Simon Mignolet 4,80 - Joe Gomez 6,10, Dejan Lovren 6,10, Ragnar Klavan 5,70, Andrew Robertson 6,20, Jordan Henderson (13' James Milner 6,60), Emre Can 5,70, Coutinho 7,20 (84' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain), Sadio Mané 6,00 (80' Georginio Wijnaldum), Mohamed Salah 7,30, Roberto Firmino 7,20. - coach: Jürgen Klopp. = average: 6,26 [good]

Average ratings Liverpool

6,92 Salah
6,68 Coutinho
6,67 Mané
6,55 Firmino
6,20 Karius
6,18 Alexander-Arnold
6,11 Henderson
6,07 Milner
6,06 Can
6,00 Gómez, Oxlade-Chamberlain
5,94 Matip, Lovren
5,90 Wijnaldum
5,70 A. Moreno
5,67 Klavan
5,52 Mignolet

Average ratings Liverpool

6,86 Salah
6,51 Coutinho
6,50 Firmino
6,40 Mané
6,22 Alexander-Arnold
6,12 Karius
6,11 Henderson
6,02 Wijnaldum
6,00 Gómez, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain
5,96 Can
5,94 Matip
5,93 Lovren
5,67 Moreno
5,60 Klavan
5,52 Mignolet

Player ratings Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea.

0-1 24' David Luiz freekick, 1-1 57' Georginio Wijnaldum h. Diego Costa missed a PK (76'). Att: 53.157.

Liverpool: Simon Mignolet 6,40 - Nathaniel Clyne 6,10, Dejan Lovren 5,40, Joel Matip 6,00, James Milner 6,40, Georginio Wijnaldum 7,00,  Jordan Henderson 6,10, Adam Lallana 6,20 (90' Divock Origi), Emre Can 5,80, Roberto Firmino 5,40, Coutinho 5,50 (75' Sadio Mané). - coach: Jürgen Klopp. = average: 6,03 [acceptable]

Chelsea: Thibaut Courtois 5,80 - Azpilicueta 6,10, David Luiz 6,90, Gary Cahill 5,70, Victor Moses 5,50, N'Golo Kanté 6,70, Willian 5,90 (83' Cesc Fàbregas), Nemanja Matić 5,90, Marcos Alonso 5,70, Diego Costa 5,40 (90' Michy Batshuayi), Eden Hazard 6,40 (72' Pedro 5,80). - coach: Antonio Conte. = average: 5,98 [acceptable]

Player ratings Liverpool 3-0 Villarreal [EL]

1-0 7' og Bruno Soriano, 2-0 63' Daniel Sturridge l. (Roberto Firmino), 3-0 81' Adam Lallana r. (Daniel Sturridge). Sent off: 71' Víctor Ruiz. Att: 43.000.

Liverpool: Simon Mignolet 6,30 - Nathaniel Clyne 6,70, Kolo Touré 6,60, Dejan Lovren 7,10, Alberto Moreno 6,40, James Milner 7,10, Coutinho 6,40 (82' Joe Allen), Roberto Firmino 7,80 (89' Christian Benteke), Adam Lallana 7,00, Emre Can 6,80, Daniel Sturridge 7,30 (90' Lucas Leiva). - coach: Jürgen Klopp 7,40. = average: 6,86 [first-class]

Villarreal: Alphonse Aréola 6,30 - Mario 5,30, Mateo Musacchio 5,00, Víctor Ruiz 4,50, Jaume Costa 4,70, Pina 5,20 (60' Trigueros 5,30), Jonathan Dos Santos 5,30 (73' Daniele Bonera 5,50), Denis Suárez 5,40, Bruno Soriano 5,20, Soldado 4,80 (68' Adrián 5,00) Cédric Bakambu 5,60. - coach: Marcelino 5,10. = average: 5,22 [decrepit]

Player ratings Liverpool 2-0 Man United [EL]

1-0 20' Daniel Sturridge penalty (Nathaniel Clyne), 2-0 73' Roberto Firmino l. (Adam Lallana). Att: 43.228.

Liverpool: Simon Mignolet 6,00 - Nathaniel Clyne 6,70, Dejan Lovren 6,20, Mamadou Sakho 6,30, Alberto Moreno 6,20, Coutinho 6,80, Roberto Firmino 7,50 (84' Divock Origi), Jordan Henderson 6,80, Adam Lallana 7,00, Emre Can 6,50, Daniel Sturridge 6,60 (64' Joe Allen 5,80). - coach: Jürgen Klopp. = average: 6,53 [very good]

Man United: De Gea 8,00 - Marcos Rojo 5,30, Chris Smalling 5,70, Daley Blind 5,60, Guillermo Varela 5,50, Mata 4,90 (79' Ander Herrera), Marouane Fellaini 5,60, Morgan Schneiderlin 5,10 (79' Bastian Schweinsteiger), Memphis Depay 4,60, Anthony Martial 5,00, Marcus Rashford 5,30 (46' Michael Carrick 4,60). - coach: Louis van Gaal. = average: 5,43 [feeble]

Player ratings Man United 3-1 Liverpool.

1-0 49' Daley Blind l. (Mata), 2-0 70' Ander Herrera penalty (Ander Herrera), 2-1 84' Christian Benteke bicicleta, 3-1 86' Anthony Martial r. (Ashley Young). Att: 75.347.

Man United: De Gea 6,60 - Chris Smalling 6,70, Daley Blind 7,60, Luke Shaw 6,60, Matteo Darmian 6,70, Mata 5,90 (66' Anthony Martial 6,90), Michael Carrick 6,20 (72' Morgan Schneiderlin 6,00), Ander Herrera 6,80, Marouane Fellaini 5,40, Bastian Schweinsteiger 6,20, Memphis Depay 5,20 (46' Ashley Young 6,00). - coach: Louis van Gaal. = average: 6,34 [good]

Liverpool: Simon Mignolet 5,70 - Nathaniel Clyne 5,60, Dejan Lovren 5,80, Joe Gomez 5,70, Martin Škrtel 5,40, James Milner 5,40, Roberto Firmino 5,20 (65' Jordon Ibe 5,80), Lucas Leiva 5,50 (88' Alberto Moreno), Emre Can 5,70, Christian Benteke 6,50, Danny Ings 6,00 (74' Divock Origi 5,70). - coach: Brendan Rodgers. = average: 5,69 [disappointing]

Player ratings Brazil 1-0 Chile.

1-0 73' Roberto Firmino r. (Danilo). Att: 60.007 (Emirates Stadium, London).

Brazil: Jefferson 6,30 - Danilo 6,60, Miranda 6,20, Thiago Silva 5,70, Marcelo 5,70 (76' Filipe Luís 5,80), Fernandinho 6,00, Douglas Costa 5,80 (62' Willian 5,80), Coutinho 5,20 (60' Robinho 5,90), Souza 5,70 (60' Elías 5,80), Neymar 5,80, Luiz Adriano 5,30 (60' Roberto Firmino 6,80). - coach: Dunga. = average: 5,91 [vulnerable]

Chile: Claudio Bravo 5,80 - Eugenio Mena 5,80 (83' Mark González), Gonzalo Jara 6,00, Mauricio Isla 6,30, Arturo Vidal 5,50 (80' Eduardo Vargas 5,80), Rodrigo Millar 5,60 (75' Mati Fernández 6,30), Gary Medel 5,50, Pablo Hernández 6,00, Charles Aránguiz 6,00, Miiko Albornoz 5,70, Alexis Sánchez 6,60. - coach: Jorge Sampaoli. = average: 5,92 [vulnerable]

Brazil's averages ratings in last week's two int'l friendlies: 6,55 Jefferson & Roberto Firmino, 6,40 Neymar, 6,30 Danilo, 6,25 Willian, 6,20 Thiago Silva, 6,10 Miranda, 6,00 Elías, 5,90 Filipe Luís.