Christian Benteke's 46th minute finish granted Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Sunderland Wednesday night at the Stadium of Light, leading his side on a two game winning streak to end-- or appease-- the club's past struggle.
Though the Liverpool players walked out of the park victorious, NBC elected Sunderland's keeper Vito Mannone as Man of the Match. The Italian keeper racked five saves out of Liverpool's six shots on target.
Including palming Roberto Firmino's shot off the post in the 11th minute, stopping Fimino's header after the half-hour mark and denying Benteke from bagging a second one on the night as the striker was left one-on-one with him in added time.
Since Mannone's terrific performance denied one of the winners the NBC Man of the Match, let's vote for a Liverpool player as Man of the Match on Read The Game.
1. Christian Benteke
The goalscorer. Yet he had a poor performance, failing to connect his passes to his teammates as he held the ball up top. And missing a substantial opportunity to put the Reds 2-0, striking the ball straight at Mannone on a one-on-one play.
2. Roberto Firmino
The Brazilian miscontolled the ball when he was alone in the box early in the first half. But he recovered with an impressive game, coming very close to scoring twice.
3. Philippe Coutinho
The midfielder was subbed out late in the second half. But for the 83 minutes he was on the pitch, he was instrumental in Liverpool's midfield, also recorded six shots but failed to put five of them on target.
If you have another Liverpool player in mind, feel free to vote for him.
A footyroom user voted for Firmino.
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