Toulouse v Liverpool player ratings: Dallinga 8, Donnum 7; Tsimikas 3, Diaz 5

Liverpool fall to 3-2 Europa League defeat after Jarell Quansah was denied a dream first goal by VAR

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  Guillaume Restes 6/10

  Endured one or two nervy moments, especially with the ball at his feet. However, the Toulouse goalkeeper dealt well with efforts at his goal - and was virtually helpless to prevent Liverpool’s two consolations. GettyShow less

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  Mikkel Desler 7/10

  Started very slowly, getting bullied by Diaz in their early exchanges. However, the Danish wing-back was a revelation going forward, with his crosses into the Liverpool box causing mayhem. AP

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  Logan Costa 8/10

  Toulouse’s best defender on the night. The 22-year-old put his body on the line and was especially dominant aerially. AP

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  Rasmus Nicolaisen 7/10

  Composed at the back for the hosts, largely keeping Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo quiet. Getty

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  Moussa Diarra 7/10

  Like his fellow wing-back, Diarra struggled early on defending against the tricky Ben Doak. Nevertheless, the Frenchman stuck to his task well and was positionally solid throughout. Getty

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  Gabriel Suazo 6/10

  Was fairly isolated for Toulouse out wide, and was a tad wasteful in possession when he did venture into Liverpool’s half. Getty

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  Niklas Schmidt 6/10

  While he may have lacked end product, the German certainly put in a shift. Having run himself into the ground, Schmidt was replaced early in the second half. AFP

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  Vincent Sierro 8/10

  Toulouse’s’ engine, providing tenacity in the tackle, and creative guile in the final third. EPA

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  Cristian Casseres Jr 6/10

  Screened the defensive line very well for much of the game. Unfortunately for the Venezuelan, he put the ball into his own net for Liverpool’s opener after turning his back at the wrong time. AFP

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  Aron Donnum 7/10

  Scorer of Toulouse’s opener, which came after the forward forced a mistake from Kostas Tsimikas with some fine pressing. His finish may have taken a fortunate deflection, but he made his own luck. AFP

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  Thijs Dallinga 8/10

  Arguably the man of the match, having led the line supremely well for the home side. He capped off a perfect night with a clinical goal in the second half – which all came from his delicate first touch. AFPShow less

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  Frank Magri 7/10

  SUBS: Scorer of Toulouse’s third goal, slotting home coolly from close range minutes after his second-half introduction. Reuters

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  Warren Kamanzi 6/10

  Pressed Liverpool’s midfielders well in the closing minutes as the visitors searched for a late equaliser; Cesar Gelabert : N/A – Replaced the superb Dallinga with a few minutes of play left. AFP

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  Caoimhin Kelleher 4/10

  A disappointing night from the young Irishman, who looks to be low on confidence. While he couldn’t do much about the first two Toulouse goals, his distribution and commanding of the defence left much to be desired. AFPShow less

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  Joe Gomez 5/10

  Very nearly handed Liverpool an early lead, after hitting the crossbar from a header in the opening minutes. However, that was as good as things got for the Englishman, who got exposed in the second half while playing as a makeshift Left-back. AFPShow less

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  Joel Matip 4/10

  A dreadful outing from the towering defender, who looked well off the pace. Having been consistently bullied by Toulouse’s powerful forwards, tonight was certainly one to forget. Getty

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  Jarell Quansah 5/10

  Had it not been for the hand of Alexis Mac Allister – and some slightly dubious refereeing – the England U20 international would have scored his first goal for the club – and handed his side a point. Disallowed goal aside, the youngster seemed to tire badly in the second period after a bright start. AFPShow less

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  Kostas Tsimikas 3/10

  The less said about this performance, the better. It was the Greek international’s first-half error that handed the hosts a 1-0 lead, a mistake that saw him unceremoniously hooked at the break. AP

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  Harvey Elliott 6/10

  One of the few bright sparks for Liverpool, who gave his all from the first minute to the last. His final ball did often lack quality. Getty

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  Wataru Endo 4/10

  Another of Liverpool’s players who looked off the boil. The Japanese midfielder gave away far too many fouls, and rightly picked up a yellow card for doing so in the first half. Getty

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  Alexis Mac Allister 5/10

  Cost his side a point after his handball led to Quansah’s late equaliser being disallowed. It was another worryingly quiet display from the World Cup winner. AFP

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  Ben Doak 6/10

  The livewire winger reinforced what we already know – that he has incredible pace and the ability to beat a man, but that the end product isn’t always there. Nevertheless, it’s an experience the 17-year-old will learn a lot from. GettyShow less

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  Cody Gakpo 5/10

  Provided the free-kick inside the first few minutes from which Gomez hit the bar. For the remainder of the game, the Dutch forward was fairly anonymous. Getty

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  Luis Diaz 5/10

  Not a vintage display from the 26-year-old, but then again, after the week he’s had, it seldom matters. Getty

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  Trent Alexander-Arnold 5/10

  SUBS: Failed to inspire a Liverpool comeback after coming on for the second half. In fact, was arguably at fault for the home side’s third goal due to his poor positioning. Getty

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  Dominik Szoboszlai 5/10

  An underwhelming – and uncharacteristic – second half cameo from the Hungarian, who was reduced to speculative long-range shots in the closing stages. EPA

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  Mohamed Salah 6/10

  Instantly made Liverpool look more dangerous in the final third, but the Egyptian was strangely wasteful when he arrived in good positions. EPA

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  Darwin Nunez 6/10

  Looked sharp after his late introduction, while he also gave the Toulouse defenders something to think about aerially. Reuters

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  Diogo Jota 7/10

  Scorer of Liverpool’s second goal, which he took superbly well after skipping past a couple of tired-looking defenders. AFP

Academy graduate Jarell Quansah was denied a dream first goal by VAR in the final minute of added time as Liverpool squandered the chance to secure qualification for the Europa League knockout stage with a 3-2 defeat in Toulouse.

The 20-year-old, replacing ill captain Virgil van Dijk in the side, poked home in the seventh additional minute to claim what would have been a barely-deserved point in southern France.

However, VAR alerted referee Georgi Kabakov to a potential handball after the ball bounced up off Alexis Mac Allister’s chest in the build-up and the Georgian official contentiously chalked it off.

Even a draw would have hardly papered over the individual errors and a lack of cohesion throughout a team registering nine changes.

Toulouse, who had won only three matches prior to this game, had been thrashed 5-1 at Anfield a fortnight ago but were an entirely different prospect on home turf, although they benefited from some shambolic defending.

Liverpool still top the group but their advantage has been cut to just two points and although they have the two weakest sides still to play Klopp’s 450th game in charge was not one to remember as they slipped to their first European defeat this season.

The only cause for celebration on the night came a couple of hours before kick-off when news came through from Colombia that Luis Diaz’s father had been released from his 12-day kidnap ordeal.