Liverpool player ratings v Union Saint-Gilloise: Gravenberch 8, Salah 7, Nunez 4

Gravenberch's first goal for Liverpool and Jota's late strike ease Reds to comfortable 2-0 Europa League win

Alisson 6/10

LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Had very little to do in terms of saves but looked shaky when claiming crosses or playing out from the back. Action Images

Trent Alexander-Arnold 7/10

Dropped into midfield and played several inch-perfect long-range passes to Salah in the first half. Played a huge part in the goal when Moris fumbled his shot into the path of Gravenberch to give Liverpool the lead. APShow less

Ibrahima Konate 7/10

A good performance from Konate against a pacy Union St Gilloise side, which forced him to make several last-ditch challenges in his penalty area. Created a good chance for Nunez with an inch-perfect pass over the head of the away side’s defenders in the 36th minute. EPAShow less

Jarell Quansah 8/10

Arguable Liverpool’s best defender on the night. Quansah came to the rescue of Alisson with a crucial clearance after a fumbled a corner kick in the 49th minute. EPA

Kostas Tsimikas 5/10

An average performance from Tsimikas on a night when he had a rare chance to challenge Robertson for the left-back spot. Looked uncomfortable going forward, and the quality of his crosses were far from impressive. PAShow less

Harvey Elliott 6/10

Hardworking performance from Elliot but he failed to make much of an impact in the final third. Played in a decent cross, which Salah headed straight into the hands of Moris in the 20th minute. ReutersShow less

Wataru Endo 6/10

The least advanced of Liverpool midfielders in the first half, Endo kept things simple and helped break up attacks during his 45 minutes on the field. AP

Ryan Gravenberch 8/10

Stung Moris’s palms with a rasping effort from the edge of the penalty area on 10 minutes. Pounced on Alexander-Arnold’s spilled shot to put the Reds ahead on the stroke of half-time. Reuters

Mohamed Salah 7/10

A lively performance from the Liverpool talisman, who was involved in almost everything positive the Reds did in attack in the first half. Had the first big chance of the game, but he failed to beat the goalkeeper when put through on goal. Action ImagesShow less

Darwin Nunez 4/10

Another game that highlighted the lack of consistency from the Uruguayan international. Inexplicably failed to hit the target when he had the whole goal to aim at in the 17th minute. Action Images

Diogo Jota 7/10

Denied by a fine save from Moris in the 51st minute, he put the encounter to bed with a delightful left-footed finish in added time. PA

Alexis Mac Allister 6/10

SUBS: Alexis Mac Allister (Endo, 46'). Excellent vision to pick out Jota in the danger area with a brilliant cross in the 51st minute. Had Alisson to thank for sparing his blushes after he put Amoura through on goal with a terrible back pass. Action ImagesShow less

Curtis Jones 7/10

Jones (Salah, 46'). A lively 45 minutes from Jones. He was incisive with his runs and combined well with Jota. Failed to test the goalkeeper when he found himself in a good position in the 86th minute. ReutersShow less

Luis Diaz 6/10

Diaz (Nunez, 46'). Brought on in place of the ineffective Nunez, Diaz looked more threatening and caused more problems on the left side of Liverpool’s attack. Thought he’d doubled the Reds' lead in the 79th minute, but his effort cannoned off the post. GettyShow less

Joe Gomez 5/10

Gomez (Alexander-Arnold, 63'). Brought on to provide more security in defence, Gomez struggled against the away side’s pacy attackers and had Konate to thank for covering for him on a number of occasions. GettyShow less

Dominik Szoboszlai NA

Szobiszlai (Gravenberch, 79'). Played a part in the Reds second goal by forcing an error from Sadiki. PA

Ryan Gravenberch benefited from an error by Union Saint-Gilloise goalkeeper Anthony Moris to score his first goal for the club as Liverpool laboured to a 2-0 Europa League victory to maintain their 100 per cent record in Group E.

For all the attacking firepower at their disposal – and it was considerable with Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota boasting 248 goals between them – it was a 21-year-old former Ajax and Bayern Munich midfielder who had scored just nine goals in five years who popped up with the breakthrough at a crucial moment a minute before half time.

That two of the front three were replaced at the interval was more down to a prepared plan rather than a reflection of their first-half contributions but if either had been anywhere close to their sharpest the game would have been out of sight before Gravenberch’s intervention.

Jota remained on for the whole game and scored the second with a breakaway in added time to ease any late nerves.