Liverpool's 5 best players in February - ranked

February proved to be a trophy and injury-laden month for Liverpool Football Club.

Despite having *checks notes* a whopping 13 players out injured by the end of the month, the Reds managed to bag themselves the first available trophy of the season — beating Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final thanks to an extra-time header from Virgil van Dijk.

The Reds also introduced a new generation of players to the masses, many of whom took to first-team football like a duck to water, and remain firmly in contention for a second Premier League title in four years.

Here's their five best performers of the month, based on player ratings metrics.

Darwin Nunez was building up a head of steam with impressive goalscoring performances in the win over Burnley and Brentford, but injury ultimately curtailed his month.

And the same can be said for Mohamed Salah, who popped his head in for a player of the match outing against Brentford before heading back to the treatment table again.

Appearances: 4
Average rating: 6.75 (7,7,6,7)
Player of the match: 0

«He might be 30 or 31 in the passport but he is not, he's a machine. Footballing wise he is exceptional, defensively insane. Yeah...very helpful.»

That was Jurgen Klopp's assessment of Wataru Endo after his lung-busting, cramp-inducing outing against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final.

It was one of the many all-action performances of what was a busy month for the holding midfielder.

Appearances: 5
Average rating: 6.8 (5,8,7,7,7)
Player of the match: 1

While his offensive teammates have been dropping like flies in recent weeks, Luis Diaz has able stay fit and regularly contribute for Liverpool.

His two goals, one assist and a player of the match award are testament to his value to Klopp's side.

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