Luis Diaz (Firmino, 57’) – 7. Caused trouble for the opposition when cutting inside and it always looked like something could happen when he was on the ball. Getty
SOUTHAMPTON RATINGS: Alex McCarthy – 5. Picked the four first efforts on target out of the back of his net, but wasn’t helped as a catalogue of errors unfolded in front of him. Made two important stops from Henderson and Salah late-on. Reuters
Kyle Walker-Peters – 6. A solid game for Walker-Peters who managed to keep Mohamed Salah quiet throughout the match, making it difficult for Liverpool’s dangerman to create anything meaningful from his side. Quick to read play and track runs in behind. AFP
Lyanco Vojnovic – 3. Lost concentration for Roberto Firmino’s goal, reckless with his tackling at times, and then lost Diogo Jota for Liverpool’s equaliser at 4-4. Gave too much space to Salah. Getty
Jan Bednarek – 4. Has to show more composure against Roberto Firmino, and didn’t seem to enjoy the best partnership with Lyanco, with the centre-back pairing in the wrong positions too often. EPA
James Bree – 5. Tested Kelleher with an effort from range. Was quick to challenge Diogo Jota in the second half in what looked to be a big chance for the Portugal international. Getty
Romeo Lavia – 5. A moment to forget for Lavia as he carelessly gave away possession in his own box before the opening goal, passing the ball straight to Diogo Jota who punished him with a first-time finish. Sometimes sloppy with his other passing decisions, making it more difficult for his teammates to receive them. PA
James Ward-Prowse – 7. A precise finish from Ward-Prowse saw him get Southampton back into the game in the 19th minute. Worked hard to block central areas and helped begin counter-attacks. AFP
Mohamed Elyounoussi – 5. A quiet game for Elyounoussi who linked play well at times, but drifted out of the game without many opportunities to run at the opposition directly. EPA
Carlos Alcaraz – 6. Impressive link-up play in the build up to Southampton’s first goal, taking it past the Liverpool defence and playing a one-two before setting up Ward-Prowse. Isolated in the second half despite looking promising in possession. EPA
Theo Walcott – 6. Kept things simple and used his experience at times to win fouls for his side in advanced areas. Positioned astutely to create an option for his teammates on the right flank, but could have done better with his final cross when finding space in the 55th minute. Replaced in the 76th minute by Livramento. Getty
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Kamaldeen Sulemana of Southampton celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Liverpool FC at Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium on May 28, 2023 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Michael Steele / Getty Images)
SUBS: Adam Armstrong (Lavia, 63’) – 7. An instant impact by the substitute as he intercepted Jordan Henderson’s pass before blitzing towards the Liverpool goal, finishing the move with a precise effort into the far corner. Getty
Stuart Armstrong (Elyounoussi, 64’) – 6. An effort over the bar late on was audacious and not close to threatening. Getty
Tino Livramento (Walcott 76’) – N/R. Worked hard and was committed in his duels, tried to get forward but struggled with Liverpool pinning Southampton in late. Getty
Dom Ballard (Sulemana, 86’) – N/R. On for Sulemana in the final four minutes. Getty
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (Ward-Prowse, 86’) – N/R. Introduced late in the game. Getty
LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Caoimhin Kelleher – 4. Made some reasonable stops but overall could have done better with some of the ones he let in. Also not helped by his defence at times. Reuters
Kostas Tsimikas – 5. Didn’t allow too much to develop down his side and forced Theo Walcott into the centre of the pitch. Replaced in the second half as Liverpool looked to become more attacking. PA
Joel Matip – 4. Allowed Kamaldeen Sulemana to find space and couldn’t keep up with the striker, who finished past Kelleher. Could have organised his side more as the most experienced defender on the pitch. Getty
Joe Gomez – 5. Handled isolated situations well during counter-attacks, but could have been more aggressive in his challenges in other moments. Getty
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7. Frustrated at times in the first half with some of the movement from his teammates and potentially could have been closer to contest James Ward-Prowse’s effort. Impressed in attacking areas when dictating the play. Picked up yet another assist with his back-post cross for Cody Gakpo. EPA
Fabinho – 6. Helped control the tempo with Alexander-Arnold and assisted Roberto Firmino’s goal before Liverpool went into cruise control. Replaced in 57th minute by Jordan Henderson. AFP
Curtis Jones – 6. Kept things simple and didn’t put a pass wrong across the 90 minutes. Chose his moments to go forward, helping to maintain possession where Southampton were gaining momentum. Reuters
James Milner – 6. A strike from range almost saw him sign off his Liverpool career with a goal, though his left-footed effort was dragged just wide. Worked hard despite it being the last game of the season – standards he has set throughout his time playing for the Reds. AFP
Diogo Jota – 8. Quietened down in the second half after an excellent start. Jota showed great awareness to intercept Lavia’s pass for his opener, while his second goal of the day was emphatically struck past Alex McCarthy. AFP
Roberto Firmino – 7. Capping off his Liverpool career with a goal in true Firmino fashion. The Brazil international showed excellent composure in the box by producing a dummy that wrong-footed both Southampton centre-backs, and he then finished strongly past the goalkeeper. There were good elements of link-up play too when he dropped into deeper areas. AFP
Mohamed Salah – 7. Keen to score and had a number of efforts that just couldn’t achieve that target. That saw him also miss a couple of opportunities to find his teammates in space, and could have had more than the one assist he got for Jota’s equaliser. AFP
SUBS: Jordan Henderson (Fabinho, 57’) – 6. The Liverpool skipper continually played direct accurate balls that put Mohamed Salah into promising areas, but his overall grade was let down by an misplaced pass that allowed Adam Armstrong to score. PA
Harvey Elliott (Tsimikas, 57’) – 6. Unable to trouble the goalkeeper with four efforts at goal. Added value when starting counter-attacks for Liverpool, often making the right decision with his pass to transition the play quickly. Bright on the ball and helped overload areas to create more opportunities for Mohamed Salah. PA
Cody Gakpo (Jones, 57’) – 7. Found space at the back post and tapped home Liverpool’s third in a bright game in which he displayed his ability to link play as well as threaten opponents inside the box. Always looked to play progressively when picking up the ball near the area. PA
Luis Diaz (Firmino, 57’) – 7. Caused trouble for the opposition when cutting inside and it always looked like something could happen when he was on the ball. Getty
SOUTHAMPTON RATINGS: Alex McCarthy – 5. Picked the four first efforts on target out of the back of his net, but wasn’t helped as a catalogue of errors unfolded in front of him. Made two important stops from Henderson and Salah late-on. Reuters
Kyle Walker-Peters – 6. A solid game for Walker-Peters who managed to keep Mohamed Salah quiet throughout the match, making it difficult for Liverpool’s dangerman to create anything meaningful from his side. Quick to read play and track runs in behind. AFP
Lyanco Vojnovic – 3. Lost concentration for Roberto Firmino’s goal, reckless with his tackling at times, and then lost Diogo Jota for Liverpool’s equaliser at 4-4. Gave too much space to Salah. Getty
Jan Bednarek – 4. Has to show more composure against Roberto Firmino, and didn’t seem to enjoy the best partnership with Lyanco, with the centre-back pairing in the wrong positions too often. EPA
James Bree – 5. Tested Kelleher with an effort from range. Was quick to challenge Diogo Jota in the second half in what looked to be a big chance for the Portugal international. Getty
Romeo Lavia – 5. A moment to forget for Lavia as he carelessly gave away possession in his own box before the opening goal, passing the ball straight to Diogo Jota who punished him with a first-time finish. Sometimes sloppy with his other passing decisions, making it more difficult for his teammates to receive them. PA
James Ward-Prowse – 7. A precise finish from Ward-Prowse saw him get Southampton back into the game in the 19th minute. Worked hard to block central areas and helped begin counter-attacks. AFP
Mohamed Elyounoussi – 5. A quiet game for Elyounoussi who linked play well at times, but drifted out of the game without many opportunities to run at the opposition directly. EPA
Carlos Alcaraz – 6. Impressive link-up play in the build up to Southampton’s first goal, taking it past the Liverpool defence and playing a one-two before setting up Ward-Prowse. Isolated in the second half despite looking promising in possession. EPA
Theo Walcott – 6. Kept things simple and used his experience at times to win fouls for his side in advanced areas. Positioned astutely to create an option for his teammates on the right flank, but could have done better with his final cross when finding space in the 55th minute. Replaced in the 76th minute by Livramento. Getty
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 28: Kamaldeen Sulemana of Southampton celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Liverpool FC at Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium on May 28, 2023 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Michael Steele / Getty Images)
SUBS: Adam Armstrong (Lavia, 63’) – 7. An instant impact by the substitute as he intercepted Jordan Henderson’s pass before blitzing towards the Liverpool goal, finishing the move with a precise effort into the far corner. Getty
Stuart Armstrong (Elyounoussi, 64’) – 6. An effort over the bar late on was audacious and not close to threatening. Getty
Tino Livramento (Walcott 76’) – N/R. Worked hard and was committed in his duels, tried to get forward but struggled with Liverpool pinning Southampton in late. Getty
Dom Ballard (Sulemana, 86’) – N/R. On for Sulemana in the final four minutes. Getty
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (Ward-Prowse, 86’) – N/R. Introduced late in the game. Getty
LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Caoimhin Kelleher – 4. Made some reasonable stops but overall could have done better with some of the ones he let in. Also not helped by his defence at times. Reuters
Kostas Tsimikas – 5. Didn’t allow too much to develop down his side and forced Theo Walcott into the centre of the pitch. Replaced in the second half as Liverpool looked to become more attacking. PA
Joel Matip – 4. Allowed Kamaldeen Sulemana to find space and couldn’t keep up with the striker, who finished past Kelleher. Could have organised his side more as the most experienced defender on the pitch. Getty
Joe Gomez – 5. Handled isolated situations well during counter-attacks, but could have been more aggressive in his challenges in other moments. Getty
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7. Frustrated at times in the first half with some of the movement from his teammates and potentially could have been closer to contest James Ward-Prowse’s effort. Impressed in attacking areas when dictating the play. Picked up yet another assist with his back-post cross for Cody Gakpo. EPA
Fabinho – 6. Helped control the tempo with Alexander-Arnold and assisted Roberto Firmino’s goal before Liverpool went into cruise control. Replaced in 57th minute by Jordan Henderson. AFP
Curtis Jones – 6. Kept things simple and didn’t put a pass wrong across the 90 minutes. Chose his moments to go forward, helping to maintain possession where Southampton were gaining momentum. Reuters
James Milner – 6. A strike from range almost saw him sign off his Liverpool career with a goal, though his left-footed effort was dragged just wide. Worked hard despite it being the last game of the season – standards he has set throughout his time playing for the Reds. AFP
Diogo Jota – 8. Quietened down in the second half after an excellent start. Jota showed great awareness to intercept Lavia’s pass for his opener, while his second goal of the day was emphatically struck past Alex McCarthy. AFP
Roberto Firmino – 7. Capping off his Liverpool career with a goal in true Firmino fashion. The Brazil international showed excellent composure in the box by producing a dummy that wrong-footed both Southampton centre-backs, and he then finished strongly past the goalkeeper. There were good elements of link-up play too when he dropped into deeper areas. AFP
Mohamed Salah – 7. Keen to score and had a number of efforts that just couldn’t achieve that target. That saw him also miss a couple of opportunities to find his teammates in space, and could have had more than the one assist he got for Jota’s equaliser. AFP
SUBS: Jordan Henderson (Fabinho, 57’) – 6. The Liverpool skipper continually played direct accurate balls that put Mohamed Salah into promising areas, but his overall grade was let down by an misplaced pass that allowed Adam Armstrong to score. PA
Harvey Elliott (Tsimikas, 57’) – 6. Unable to trouble the goalkeeper with four efforts at goal. Added value when starting counter-attacks for Liverpool, often making the right decision with his pass to transition the play quickly. Bright on the ball and helped overload areas to create more opportunities for Mohamed Salah. PA
Cody Gakpo (Jones, 57’) – 7. Found space at the back post and tapped home Liverpool’s third in a bright game in which he displayed his ability to link play as well as threaten opponents inside the box. Always looked to play progressively when picking up the ball near the area. PA
Luis Diaz (Firmino, 57’) – 7. Caused trouble for the opposition when cutting inside and it always looked like something could happen when he was on the ball. Getty
