Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool: Hits and flops | Premier League 2019-20 

Flop: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

The Englishman wasn't really a flop but similar to van Aanholt's case, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was the least impressive Liverpool player. This was more due to the fact that he was asked to play in the front three, a position that he has never been comfortable in since his Arsenal days. He started on the left on the front three where he looked out of sorts, failing to make his mark on the game. He performed better after being shifted to the right wing but never looked like the Ox that we have seen in the past few games.

His strength lies in driving through the midfield and scoring long-range screamers. However, he could not do so from his position and was taken off in the 64th minute with Liverpool looking to secure their win.

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Hit: Sadio Mane

Sadio Mane

Sadio Mane was switched to the right wing in the absence of Mohamed Salah and he was Liverpool’s brightest attacking spark yet again. He almost opened the scored twice, once from a Fabinho and once from a Henderson through ball. However, he made up for his miss when he fired Liverpool ahead with a little help from the goalposts.

He stretched the Palace defence all the time and is, at the moment, Liverpool's most indispensable player alongside van Dijk. In a drab game for Liverpool attackers, Mane was the shining light and looked to make things happen every time he was on the ball and bamboozled van Aanholt and James McArthur with a sublime piece of skill.

Mohamed Salah.