Liverpool player ratings as Mohamed Salah brilliant and two others excellent in Europa League rout
Liverpool stormed into the Europa League quarter-finals with a comprehensive thrashing of Sparta Prague at Anfield on Thursday.
Cody Gakpo scored twice while Darwin Nunez, Bobby Clark, Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai also netted as the Reds won their round of 16 second leg 6-1 to progress 11-2 on aggregate.
And here the ECHO rates Jurgen Klopp's players after they took another step towards an unprecedented trophy quadruple.
AS IT HAPPENED: Liverpool vs Sparta, score, goals and highlights
Caoimhin Kelleher 7
Clutched one shot and almost released Salah for opportunity with long ball. Claimed a few high balls but otherwise a pretty quiet night.
Conor Bradley 7
Provided attacking support down the right and involved in the build-up to the first goal. Covered defensively when required.
Jarell Quansah 7
Solid enough when asked to defend and given invitation to step out of the back line on occasion. Booked and subbed.
Joe Gomez 7
Shifted to centre-back, misjudged one long ball but pretty much strolled through first half despite taking one heavy blow. Subbed.
Andy Robertson 7
Dealt with the dangerous Preciado and allowed those ahead of him to wreak havoc before break. Made the unusual move to centre-back in the second half.
Wataru Endo 7
Helped keep Sparta pressed back for most of the first 45 minutes with his tenacity and quick passing, but couldn’t stop Birmancevic from scoring. Subbed.
Dominik Szoboszlai 7
Good cross for Nunez sparked the early goal frenzy, pressed well and thumped in a deflected effort for the fifth. Will have benefited from minutes.
Bobby Clark 8
Fine pass invited Szoboszlai to assist the opener, tucked away his first-ever senior strike, pressing created a goal for Salah and almost scored another. This
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