Cherki sparkles but who must do more? - player ratings for Liverpool v Man City

Alisson: Could do nothing to keep out Erling Haaland's strike then beaten by a beauty from Jeremy Doku and some solid footwork from Rayan Cherki. 5Ronald Araujo: Got a cheap yellow card early on and will be annoyed that the first two Man City goals came from his side. 5Virgil van Dijk: Often pushed out of position to help Liverpool deal with getting outnumbered in midfield. Perhaps could have closed Haaland down quicker. 6Jeremy Jacquet: Wasn't a bad display from a young talent who is very impressive but this must have been a real eye-opener against a quality City attack. 6Milos Kerkez: Battled well with Iliman Ndiaye and pushed up regularly but lacked quality in the final third. 5Alexis Mac Allister: Grew into the game and put in a good shift but struggled once Liverpool went down to 10 men. 5Ryan Gravenberch: Came in for the injured Dominik Szoboszlai and was Liverpool's best player until he got sent off for a second yellow card. Naive on his part. 6Victor Munoz: Played with such a fearlessness and was an absolute nuisance for Man City, causing Nico O'Reilly all sorts of problems. 7Florian Wirtz: Simply has got to do better, particularly in games of this magnitude. Was largely ineffective and made some poor decisions. 4Bradley Barcola: Sharp on the ball and did his defensive duties but, like Wirtz, must to do more in the final third. 5Lewis Koumas: Making his first Premier League start and the 21-year-old got stuck in from the outset in an energetic display that was loved by the Anfield crowd. 7Subs:Nyoni (on 66, Wirtz): 6Frimpong (on 75, Araujo): 5Ngumoha (on 75, Koumas): 5Gomez (on 88, Jacquet)Chiesa (on 88, Barcola)Subs not used: Mamardashvili, Endo, Tsimikas, McConnell,Gianluigi Donnarumma: Had a shaky start but made a string of good saves early in the second half to deny Koumas and Gravenberch and keep the game level. 7Matheus Nunes: An impressive display and made a great tackle in the box to deny Barcola in the first half. 7Ruben Dias: Did well to weather the early storm and keep Liverpool out. 7Marc Guehi: Like Dias, a strong performance at centre-half and can take satisfaction from the way they defended, especially when Liverpool attacked The Kop end. 7Nico O'Reilly: Solid going forward but had his work cut out against Munoz and was inevitably booked when he fouled the Spaniard in the second-half. 6Elliot Anderson: Always showed for the ball and constantly involved but lucky not to get booked for pulling Gravenberch back. Got the assist for Doku. 7Enzo Fernandez: Forced Alisson to make a good stop in the first half but didn't really grow into the game until Gravenberch was sent off. 6Iliman Ndiaye: Dangerous on the ball and had a few threatening moments before he was replaced by Doku. 6Rayan Cherki: Capped off a day to remember for Man City with a lovely goal. 8Antoine Semenyo: Threatening all afternoon and part of an attack that was simply too good for Liverpool once City had the man advantage. 7Erling Haaland: Had a quiet first half and missed a huge chance early on in the second half but finished emphatically to give City the lead. 8Subs:Doku (on 56, Ndiaye): Came on and scored an absolute belter. 8Gvardiol (on 66, O'Reilly): 7Allan (on 80, Haaland): Bouaddi (on 84, Fernandez): Subs not used: Rulli, Kovacic, Reis, Khusanov, Lewis