Richarlison of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring the team’s third goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool

Liverpool 4, Tottenham 3: Man of the Match

Richarlison of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring the team’s third goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on April 30, 2023 in Liverpool, England. This goal did not bring Tottenham any points.
Curtis Jones, who scored before some of us had settled in, certainly reminded us why he’s found a solid run in Liverpool’s starting line-ups, and this is not the first time in recent weeks he’s found himself in MOTM conversations. He at times made mistakes in his positioning, but always — notably on 70’ — worked hard to win the ball back so the team didn’t get caught out.
In attack, all of Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, and Trent Alexander-Arnold (whose assist for Jones made it all look very easy) deserve to be discussed. Salah was great with the ball and it was good to see him score penalties again. Gakpo, for his part, seems more than a nuisance: it feels terrifying to play against him. It’s not often you see players his size with his level of quality on the ball; he has to terrorize the defense and today he did well to win the penalty.
But above all, it’s nice to see Luis Díaz playing at his best again. His goal was taken with confidence, but his off-the-ball work and use of space add another dimension to the Liverpool attack. On the other hand, Virgil Van Dijk did not have his best day, even though he made some crucial saves. Although his decision-making was questioned a few times, it mostly seemed like his body sometimes let him down (like skidding), which could happen to anyone; Sometimes you only have one of those days. However, when Van Dijk is slightly offside it undermines your ability to cheat on your defensive form against a counter-attacking side and Liverpool have put themselves in danger by their form on more than one occasion.
Andy Robertson hasn’t covered himself with fame either. The left-back could have owed two goals, grabbed the ball once, then dispatched Son Heung-min for Sp

Tell us now how you saw it. We’ve narrowed down the options to some of the players we thought were the best performers for the Reds. Take your pick now and vote for who you think should be the Man of the Match, or head to the comments to let us know we were wrong not to even include the real Man of the Match in the options.
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