Leeds v Liverpool player ratings: Bamford 6, Struijk 3; Salah 8, Mane 7

Jurgen Klopp's team ease to 3-0 win but match marred by serious injury to Harvey Elliott

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  LEEDS PLAYER RATINGS: Illan Meslier - 5. The Frenchman was frequently left exposed by his defence. He tried manfully to keep Liverpool out but was overwhelmed. Getty

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  Luke Ayling - 4. Struggled against Liverpool’s pace and movement. The full back tried to get forward but seemed caught in two minds at the back post and wasted a big chance. Getty

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  Liam Cooper - 4. The Scot found it hard to cope and lost his man on a number of occasions. He made a number of blocks but was never comfortable. AFP

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  Diego Llorente - 4. The Spaniard has been unlucky with injuries and limped off after 34 minutes to be replaced by Struijk. He lacked authority. Getty

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  Junior Firpo - 4. The Dominican could not put the brakes on Salah and Alexander-Arnold. He remained static as attackers pinged the ball around him. EPA

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  Kalvin Phillips - 5. The England midfielder played a magnificent ball to help set up an early chance for Rodrigo but was marginalised as Liverpool dominated the central areas. Getty

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  Raphinha - 4. The Brazilian was isolated and could not impose himself on the game. When he did get the ball he seemed at cross-purposes with team-mates. Getty

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  Stuart Dallas - 4. The Northern Irishman was back in midfield after covering at left back but looked out of sorts. He had little impact on the game. Getty

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  Rodrigo - 4. The striker should have scored early in the match but shot straight at Alisson when in space in the area. He was ineffective afterwards and substituted at half time and replaced by Roberts. EPA

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  Jack Harrison - 5. Leeds were unable to make use of the winger’s direct running. Too often he was forced back to help out the defence. Getty

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  Patrick Bamford - 6. The striker showed some clever movement but lacked a clinical touch in the area. He almost scored when he stole the ball from Thiago and tried to chip Alisson from the centre circle. Getty

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  SUB: Pascal Struijk - 3. Replaced Llorente nine minutes before the break. He made a remarkable last-gasp challenge to deny Salah a goal but was sent off for a challenge on Elliott that caused the youngster a terrible injury. AP

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  SUB: Tyler Roberts - 4. Came on at half time for Rodrigo. He had a shooting opportunity in the box but curled a meek shot well wide. No obvious upgrade on the man he replaced. Reuters

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  SUB: Daniel James - 4. The winger was introduced in the 68th minute to make his debut, replacing Harrison. The team were in trouble when he joined the game and the Welshman could not bail them out.

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  LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson Becker - 7. Most of the Brazilian’s saves were straightforward. He was forced to scramble by Bamford’s chip but had a largely comfortable afternoon. Getty

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  Trent Alexander-Arnold - 7. The full back put together his usual selection of dangerous crosses and precise passes and presented the opening goal to Salah. He defended well when necessary. Reuters

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  Joel Matip - 8. The centre back was so unconcerned with the attacking threat that he ranged upfield regularly. One of the excursions into the Leeds half led to the first goal. AP

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  Virgil van Dijk - 7. The Dutchman was in control during a brief early spell of Leeds pressure, although he did lose Bamford once or twice. He was frustrated not to score from a free header. Getty

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  Andrew Robertson - 7. The Scot took the sting out of Raphinha’s early threat and then turned his attention to getting forward. Leeds could not handle his attacking forays. Getty

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  Fabinho - 8. The Brazilian dominated the midfield. He rarely made a mistake and crowned his performance with a goal.

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  Harvey Elliott - 7. The 18-year-old suffered a dreadful injury after another promising performance. The youngster was about to be replaced when the unfortunate incident occurred.

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  Thiago Alcantara - 8. An impressive display by the 30-year-old. His pass to Mane for the third goal was excellent. He was too casual when disposed by Bamford and that almost cost his team a goal but it was a rare blemish

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  Sadio Mane - 7. It looked like a game where nothing was going to pay off for the Senegalese but he continued to work hard and cause the defence problems. He was rewarded with a late goal. Getty

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  Diogo Jota - 7. The Portuguese was a constant source of trouble for the defence. He misdirected a cross behind Mane that should have resulted in a goal

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  Mohamed Salah - 8. The Egyptian opened the scoring with his 100th Premier League goal. Yet another brilliant effort from the best striker in the Premier League. EPA

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  SUB: Jordan Henderson – 7. Came on in the 63rd minute in the aftermath of Elliott’s injury. He was a calming influence and kept the passing game ticking over.

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  SUB: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 6. Given the last nine minutes when Jota was taken off. He did himself few favours with a couple of poor touches. The Englishman made one driving run but it went down a blind alley. Reuters SUB: Naby Keita - 6. Joined the action in stoppage time for Thiago. He had no time to make an impact on the game

Liverpool extended their unbeaten start to the season with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Leeds. But the match was overshadowed by a serious ankle injury to midfielder Harvey Elliott.

Mohamed Salah started things off by scoring his 100th Premier League goal. The Egyptian star converted a cross by Trent Alexander-Arnold to become the 30th player to reach the milestone.

Fabinho scored the second in the 50th minute and Sadio Mane added a third in stoppage time.

It was a bittersweet night for Liverpool as Elliott’s injury - sustained on the left ankle following a tackle by Leeds substitute Pascal Struijk - revived memories of a serious knee injury by Virgil van Dijk that kept the defender out for most of last season.

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