Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Liverpool – The Reds booked themselves a place in the FA Cup semi-finals with a 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers. Philippe Coutinho scored the only goal of the game after a neat interchange with Jordan Henderson.
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Read the full Liverpool player ratings below:
GK) Simon Mignolet – 7/10
Two excellent saves at the start of the second-half and another good stop in the final seconds.
RB) Glen Johnson – 8/10
An excellent performance from the experienced full-back, much to the surprise of supporters.
CB) Dejan Lovren – 7/10
Arguably his best performance of the season, good aerial presence from the Croatian.
CB) Mamadou Sakho – 5/10 (Toure – 28′)
Limped off early on with a hamstring injury. Worrying signs.
LB) Alberto Moreno – 7/10
Quietly efficient. Just what he would have hoped for after a bad couple of weeks.
DM) Lucas Leiva – 6/10
Did his usual job in front of the back four.
CM) Joe Allen – 6/10
A couple of dodgy moments early on but had a decent game all in all.
CM) Jordan Henderson – 7/10
Made the goal and worked hard across the pitch as always.
AM) Raheem Sterling – 6/10
A quiet evening. He’ll be pleased for last week’s difficult media reports to be behind him.
AM) Philippe Coutinho – 7/10
Got the goal with his moment of brilliance but was otherwise fairly quiet.
ST) Daniel Sturridge – 6/10 (Lambert – 85′)
Very quiet up front and replaced late on. His touch let him down on a few occasions.
Subs:
1) Kolo Toure – 7/10 – Great performance after the weekend’s disappointment.
2) Rickie Lambert – 5/10 – Had little time to make an impact.
