The draw moves the Black Cats up to sixth, while Liverpool<\/a> are eighth, ahead of Manchester United\u2019s clash with West Ham on Thursday night.<\/p>\n FREE NEWSLETTER. New SI FC Newsletter Global Embed. Sign Up to Get Informed With SI FC. dark<\/p>\n Florian Wirtz thought he\u2019d scored his first Premier League goal. \/ Paul ELLIS\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n *Ratings provided by FotMob*<\/a><\/p>\n GK: Alisson\u20146.2: Had his captain to thank for the concession, but Alisson never looked completely settled on Wednesday night despite having a relatively quiet outing.<\/p>\n RB: Joe Gomez\u20146.3: An awkward fit for the role without a winger ahead of him who hugs the touchline. Gomez wasn\u2019t aided by Slot\u2019s possession structure, but he was cumbersome with the ball and booked in the second half for a wild challenge.<\/p>\n CB: Ibrahima Konat\u00e9\u20147.6: Brian Brobbey proved a physical match for Konat\u00e9, who had his moments and didn\u2019t exactly instil calm within Liverpool\u2019s defence. Opponents are still letting him have the ball in build-up.<\/p>\n CB: Virgil van Dijk\u20147.6: Poor defending for Talbi\u2019s goal. Van Dijk backed off and invited the deflection which led to his side falling behind. Often made first contact in the Sunderland box from set-pieces and crosses.<\/p>\n LB: Andy Robertson\u20147.0: Sunderland didn\u2019t seem to attack down the right too much, but Robertson struggled to offer much of an outlet when Liverpool had the ball. He\u2019s certainly no longer the vigorous overlapper that he was in his prime. <\/p>\n DM: Ryan Gravenberch\u20147.8: A loose showing from Gravenberch overall. Heavy touches encouraged Sunderland\u2019s press. <\/p>\n DM: Alexis Mac Allister\u20147.4: Probably the slowest of the lot in possession, and was guilty of some sloppy moments in the first half. He\u2019s struggling in Liverpool\u2019s engine room.<\/p>\n AM: Florian Wirtz\u20147.3: The closest he has come to a first goal, but Wirtz did superbly well to work the opening. Once again, Anfield was treated to glimmers, but Liverpool struggled to access him between the lines for the most part before he drifted out to the left in the second half.<\/p>\n RW: Dominik Szoboszlai\u20146.9: Often the man Liverpool have turned to for inspiration this season, but the Hungarian was unable to deliver the goodshere, despite some tidy moments in either half.<\/p>\n ST: Alexander Isak\u20146.5: Barely involved and ineffective whenever possession arrived at his feet. Sunday\u2019s goal didn\u2019t have the desired effect.<\/p>\n LW: Cody Gakpo\u20145.8: Epitomised Liverpool\u2019s early predictability. Almost always chopped infield and rarely combined with Robertson when he burst forward. Withdrawn at half time. <\/p>\n Substitute<\/p>\n Rating (Out of 10)<\/p>\n Mohamed Salah (46\u2019 for Gakpo)<\/p>\n 6.6<\/p>\n Curtis Jones (65\u2019 for Gomez)<\/p>\n 6.6<\/p>\n Hugo Ekitik\u00e9 (74\u2019 for Mac Allister)<\/p>\n 5.9<\/p>\n Federico Chiesa (86\u2019 for Isak)<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n Milos Kerkez (86\u2019 for Robertson)<\/p>\n N\/A<\/p>\n Subs not used: Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK), Trey Nyoni, Wataru Endo, Rio Ngumoha.<\/p>\n Sunderland (4-4-2)<\/p>\n Starting XI: Robin Roefs; Nordi Mukiele, Dan Ballard, Omar Alderete, Reinildo; Trai Hume, Noah Sadiki, Granit Xhaka, Chemsdine Talbi; Enzo Le F\u00e9e, Brian Brobbey. <\/p>\n Subs used: Wilson Isidor, Lutsharel Geertruida, Luke O\u2019Nien. <\/p>\n Player of the Match: Robin Roefs (Sunderland)Liverpool Player of the Match: Ryan Gravenberch Liverpool were tested by Sunderland\u2019s set-piece prowess. \/ Paul ELLIS\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Arne Slot opted against reintroducing Salah back into his starting XI in the week, having given the Egyptian no minutes in the 2\u20130 victory at West Ham on Sunday. Many wondered whether Liverpool\u2019s recent stopping of the rot would prove to be a false dawn, or the start of a Reds resurgence, with the Hammers so meek in defeat on home soil. <\/p>\n Sunderland have won at Stamford Bridge this season, and are currently tracking to rank among the most successful newly promoted sides in Premier League history. R\u00e9gis Le Bris changed tack slightly at Anfield, adopting a 4-4-2, and the Black Cats certainly played with the belief that they could secure their first victory at Liverpool since 1983. <\/p>\n The Reds were dreary in the opening exchanges, and they failed to improve as the first half wore on. Florian Wirtz almost fortuitously opened his Premier League account when he broke in behind, while Dominik Szoboszlai stung the palms of Robin Roefs from distance. <\/p>\n Sunderland, though, had plenty of joy playing through what was often a Liverpool press that looked disconnected and passive. However, they struggled to create a clear-cut opening despite playing the first half on their terms. An ambitious Trai Hume effort forced an odd save onto the crossbar from Alisson, and they tested the hosts on numerous occasions from set-pieces just before the interval. <\/p>\n 46\u2019 – A change at the break \ud83d\udd01\ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n [0-0] #LIVSUN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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