How remiss. I failed to supply my ever-popular ratings, although I did have other things to do on Saturday afternoon. Overall, I think we can all agree it was a great result and a very good display. There was a bit of consternation about the line-up, with various illness and injury causing the defence to be decimated and a very unfamiliar looking back three - or was it five?
But after an insipid opening, and some wobbly moments, Liverpool came to life, and simply destroyed the opposition with a display of such pace, verve and invention that Brighton, despite a decent effort after half time to try and fight back, eventually succumbed totally.
Anyway, here are those ratings!
Mignolet (7) Made a point-blank stop from Whelan that even De Gea would have been proud of. His kicking was reliably awful, with one or two efforts that fucking Tiny Tim would have been embarrassed about.
TAA (7) Mugged off once or twice as Brighton pushed forward, but produced a few lovely crosses, and more importantly kept his head defensively, and that late block was brilliant.
Lovren (8) Excellent in his last game, and very good again on Saturday. It's so frustrating that he isn't good enough to keep this level of consistency. Solid, calm and made some great tackles and clearances.
Can (8) Was aware of danger, passed simply and accurately, and scored a thumping header. Can't ask for more really.
Wijnaldum (7) He's not really used to playing at CB, as he admitted himself, but he was actually rather decent. One or two moments of indecision, but he also produced a great block tackle and can be quite pleased.
Robertson (7) Busy and intelligent display, without any unwelcome histrionics or fireworks. Less eye-catching than Moreno or TAA perhaps, but still put in a few nice crosses, and was largely untroubled.
Milner (7) HMS Indefatigable. Never stopped working, moving and always ensured there was an out pass for his team-mates when we had possession, and then strangled the space and time Brighton had when they were in possession. Invaluable effort and workrate.
Henderson (6) Did a job with Milner that was perhaps more appreciated by his team-mates than the watching fans. Still looks as if he's not physically quite right, and some of his passing was sloppy, but cannot fault his effort.
Salah (7) Boooo! How dare he not score or be totally amazing! He did scare the pants off Brighton anyway, and his electrifying break and calm pass helped create Firmino's goal. What a player, even when not at his very best.
Firmino (9) Wasted an easy headed chance early on, but then took Brighton apart with the help of Coutinho. Slotted an easy first goal from Coutinho, then scored a fine second after a great counter-attack, so he almost doubled his league tally for the season in one game! Super, inventive, skilful and hard-working display and it was great to see him finally adding goals after only managing three in his previous 13 league games. Hopefully he can quickly build on his 5 so far and beat last season's total of 11.
Coutinho (9) Brighton seemed hypnotised by Coutinho, and he was able to play football at his own pace, on his own terms, with nobody able to read or react in time to the samba spells he was casting all over the pitch. Involved in everything, scored a clever, impudent freekick and a creative force that destroyed Brighton utterly.
