Liverpool have moved to 7th in the league with their 1-0 win over West Ham last night. The Reds’ top four rivals had mixed results- Chelsea drew against Brentford and Spurs went down to United, but Newcastle won their fixture thanks to a superb goal from Miguel Almiron (well worth the watch!)

West Ham could have leapfrogged the Reds but stay at 11 points as a result of the loss, while Liverpool move from 13 to 16 points.

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Here are the Liverpool player ratings vs Manchester City from the city’s local Echo paper following their stunning 1-0 win over Pep Guardiola’s side.

Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk had a fine game together in defence, which reflects in the duo’s 9/10 rating. Goal scorer Salah is another with a high rating. The importance of the win cannot be understated, and it’s perhaps fitting that no one got below 7 (not even Nunez, who wasted a couple of decent chances to seal the game after coming off the bench)