I'm going with Luiz, that clearance off the line sealed it. That moment just pushed him ahead of Kovacic, Rudiger and Kante.

42 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

I'm going with Luiz, that clearance off the line sealed it. That moment just pushed him ahead of Kovacic, Rudiger and Kante.

Luiz for me too. You could see on his face how determined he was to get that win and he was trying to get the team, the fans and the ball boys up for it too. 

Luiz as well for me I thought he was immense ruddy not far behind 

Side Show Bob played very well but I went for Der Panzer for saving that Salah shot in the first half & shutdown many attacks - Most CFC players played well & had to because L'pool were up for it today

I’ve gone for Luiz although it could of easily of been Rudiger, Luiz normally makes me nervous so I think he deserves a bit of praise for a good game.

Got to be Luiz for a terrific all round performance, Hazard not far off with another good game.

I went for Rudi but totally agree with all who say Luiz, great job both.

David Luiz all day long. Not a bad performance for someone who supposedly has no clue how to defend.

1 hour ago, Amputechture said:

David Luiz all day long. Not a bad performance for someone who supposedly has no clue how to defend.

He’s a very good defender when he has the focus and attitude he had today. He was like a man possessed. 

We truly saw the full gamut of David Luiz today. We saw every aspect of his sheer chaos, every virtue and every flaw. This was a 10/10 David Luiz performance, it may as well have been played in Luiziana.

The bright side of this is that no truly great side (even those purported to be on the cusp of greatness) would permit themselves to be spectators to such perfection in flawedness. They, no matter how bleached their teeth and no matter how hackneyed the simple 'LFC 96' baseball cap, would not allow their story to take second stage for this bizarre exercise in what I'm sure must be hubris.

Based on the above, my prediction now is that Man City will maintain top spot until the end of the season.

Edited September 30, 20187 yr by PloKoon13

Superficially, Hazard stands out, as did little Rudiger for his tackling.

Looking more closely at the highlights though, I have to say that Luiz didn't put a foot wrong either in attack or defence - none of his infamous concentration lapses today. Willian was also much better, Kante was almost flawless (you can nitpick about him marking Sturridge more closely for the goal), Kepa also made a big save and distributed as calmly as ever while Kovacic's through ball to Hazard was as impressive as his ability to help retain possession more generally.