Urgghhhhh, this was horrible, but no matter, we shall do our duty anyway: IT'S THE RAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTIIIIIIINGS!
A replay was the most we deserved, even if nobody wanted one (well, apart from Shrowersbury, who deserved it). Not at all sure about Klopp's hissy fit and not being on the touchline for the replay at Anfield, but he can do what he wants I suppose, even if it is a bit weird.
Not sure what happened really, we didn't ever look like a side that was 2-0 up, and nearly lost it at the end, but it wasn't really a case of being able to point the finger at the young, inexperience players, as almost everyone was dreadful, even the senior stars who came into the team. In fact, only Adrian comes out of this with any credit really, Neco was good and maybe Jones for the goal. That's about it, though.
Adrian (7) Will be amazed at just how busy he was, and was pretty impressive with his decision-making when coming out. Beaten from the spot and at the near post, but made one or two outstanding saves. MOTM, which says it all.
Williams (7) Worked hard to produce a decent simulacrum of a TAA performance: plenty of attacking impetus, some good use of the ball and constantly overlapping and trying to create opportunities. Did his job defensively too.
Matip (3) One of those languid, sloppy displays that we haven't seen too much of pre-injury. Positionally poor, he was a step behind the defensive line, and in possession he was a car-crash, spraying the ball around with all the accuracy of an incontinent tramp in a Portaloo. Lost challenges in the air and was a liability until he was subbed. Nowhere near ready on this evidence.
Lovren (4) He doesn't do composure does he? When things aren't going well, Lovren quickly reverts to his drunk horse routine, galloping around the pitch trying to be assertive and aggressive, but only making things worse. Produced some decent interceptions, but overall simply added to the sense of panic and chaos.
Larouci (5) Physical gifts like power and pace aren't enough, as he simply has no quality on the ball at all. Gave away a penalty and doesn't look like he's very good at football.
Fabinho (4) Carried on where he left off in his cameo against Wolves: passing the ball like he was wearing clown shoes and doing nothing constructive at all. Dreadful.
Chirivella (5) Oh dear, I think we have another classic "neat and tidy" player. You know the type, when it's going well can pass the ball around accurately, but as soon as it gets on top, simply shrinks into himself. When they realised how rubbish we were playing and decided to get at us, Chirivella had no answers.
Jones (7) I think this might be generous, but extra point for the goal is the rules. Started well and looked confident, he was always looking to make things happen and scored a fine goal. Much tougher after the break, as he got less of the ball in good positions.
Elliot (4) Doesn't like it when things aren't going his way. Ran into trouble time and again, and simply couldn't find the time or space to work in. Faded badly.
Minamino (4) Carried on where he left off against Wolves: running into blind alleys, working hard off the ball, but having precisely zero impact on the game. Ballooned one shot over and disappeared entirely after half-time. Poor start to his Liverpool career.
Origi (4) Looked shorn of confidence and didn't seem to know what he was doing half the time, with some laughably slack play. Perked up a bit when the equally hapless Minamino vacated the central position, and came to life a bit with one superb strike that was well saved. But that was about all we got.
