Liverpool 1-2 Leeds United: Premier League match report, player ratings, fan reaction and more

Match report

A hard-fought 90 minutes at Anfield on Saturday night ultimately culminated in Liverpool being dealt yet another devastating defeat.

Jurgen Klopp’s troops, of course, were back in action a short time ago.

Fresh off a morale-boosting 3-0 downing of Eredivisie giants Ajax in the Champions League in midweek, the Reds turned their attentions back towards matters in the Premier League, in a meeting with relegation-battling Leeds United.

Liverpool headed into proceedings desperate for all three points, after slipping yet further off the pace atop England’s top-flight owing to a shock defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest last time out.

When all was said and done, though, the woes of the day’s hosts only continued to worsen, owing to another heartbreaking loss.

It was visitors Leeds who opened the game’s scoring inside five minutes, when Rodrigo Moreno took full advantage of a mistake on the part of Joe Gomez:

A 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝘼𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙐𝙎 mistake from Joe Gomez! 🤯🤯

Rodrigo 𝙋𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙎 and Leeds lead at Anfield! ⚪⚡ pic.twitter.com/aTGSr505PZ

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 29, 2022

Who else but Mo Salah?! 🇪🇬👑

Liverpool’s star man loves scoring against Leeds! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/7s9T7HTVnv

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 29, 2022

Just when it appeared as though the spoils were set to be shared on Merseyside, though, Leeds, at the very last, struck a fatal blow.

This came as a Patrick Bamford touch inside the Liverpool penalty area was latched onto by Whites starlet Crysencio Summerville, who proceeded to direct a deft finish beyond the clutches of Alisson and into the far bottom corner:

SUMMERVILLE IN THE FINAL MINUTES! 🤯🤯

ANFIELD IS STUNNED! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/ISe1tvhEux

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 29, 2022

And this is how things remained through the final whistle, on a day that will live long in the memory for both Liverpool and Leeds, for altogether contrasting reasons.

Player ratings

Liverpool

Alisson – 4.5, Trent Alexander-Arnold – 5, Joe Gomez – 4.5, Virgil van Dijk – 5, Andrew Robertson – 5.5, Fabinho – 4, Thiago Alcantara – 6, Harvey Elliott – 5, Mohamed Salah – 6, Roberto Firmino – 5.5, Darwin Nunez – 4.5

Jones – 5.5, Henderson – 5

Leeds United

Illan Meslier – 8.5, Rasmus Kristensen – 6.5, Robin Koch – 6.5, Liam Cooper – 6, Pascal Struijk – 7, Tyler Adams – 6, Marc Roca – 6.5, Brenden Aaronson – 6.5, Jack Harrison – 5.5, Crysencio Summerville – 8, Rodrigo Moreno – 7

Bamford – 5, Gnonto – 6

Fan reaction

This Fabinho decline has to be studied, how the hell has he gone from one of the best CDM’s to being so average.

— Janty (@CFC_Janty) October 29, 2022

How do we beat City 1-0 and Ajax 3-0 and play like this against fucking Leeds. Wtf

— Casper🇩🇰 (@CasperLFC_) October 29, 2022

Leeds have a player in Summerville a young energetic winger One to watch how he develops#LIVLEE

— Flash (@unitedishome) October 29, 2022

Meslier deserves a raise.

— . (@EccentricFella) October 29, 2022

Darwin Nunez is such a confusing player to watch. Looks dreadful if he ever gets time to think. Would drive me mad if he played for Arsenal.

— Adam Whitehead (@ajwhitehead) October 29, 2022

Van Dijk’s record was the only thing I was holding onto this season.

— – (@AnfieldRd96) October 29, 2022

Can we give Meslier a round of applause please? 👏🏼

— Emma Louise Jones (@eljonesuk) October 29, 2022

Forest hadn’t won a Premier League game since 14th August… and then they played Liverpool.

Leeds hadn’t won a Premier League game since 21st August… and then they played Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp’s mentality monsters! 💪

— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) October 29, 2022

Stat roundup

Rodrigo’s first half by numbers vs. Liverpool:

73% pass accuracy
23 touches
2 key passes
2 shots on target
1 cross completed
1 goal

Another goal for Leeds’ main man. 🌟 pic.twitter.com/QqbNIFeCIq

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) October 29, 2022

Mohammed Salah has now scored 122 Premier League goals for Liverpool, overtaking Steven Gerrard as Liverpool’s 2nd top Premier League goalscorer of all time:

🥇 Robbie Fowler – 128
🥈 Mohammed Salah – 122
🥉 Steven Gerrard – 121

Will he beat the record this season? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Fl1idyKPde

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) October 29, 2022

.@MoSalah has been directly involved in 8 goals in 4 @premierleague starts against Leeds

Sept 2020 ⚽️⚽️⚽️
Sept 2021 ⚽️
Feb 2022 ⚽️⚽️🅰️
Today ⚽️#LIVLEE pic.twitter.com/ffzQ27ywrh

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) October 29, 2022

Did Liverpool concede first in the 22/23 PL?

◉ Yes v Fulham (D)
◉ Yes v Palace (D)
◉ Yes v Man Utd (L)
◎ No v Bournemouth (W)
◉ Yes v Newcastle (W)
◎ No v Everton (D)
◉ Yes v Brighton (D)
◉ Yes v Arsenal (L)
◎ No v Man City (W)
◎ No v West Ham (W)
◉ Yes v Leeds ⏳

— Squawka (@Squawka) October 29, 2022

For the first time ever, Virgil van Dijk has LOST a Premier League game at Anfield 🤯 pic.twitter.com/OXFCq2u1YZ

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 29, 2022

Most saves in one Premier League game this season:

🥇 – ILLAN MESLIER – 9 (vs. Liverpool)
🥇 – Nick Pope – 9 (vs. Palace)
🥉 – Jordan Pickford – 8 (vs. Liverpool)
🥉 – Hugo Lloris – 8 (vs. Man Utd)
🥉 – Bernd Leno – 8 (vs. Spurs)

You shall not pass. ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/RWPYzHWdUV

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) October 29, 2022

Crysencio Summerville’s goal gave Leeds their first win at Anfield since April 2001 – 6 months before Summerville was born #LIVLEE pic.twitter.com/UCQ9guoHsa

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) October 29, 2022

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