Leeds United's terrible run of form continued on Wednesday night as Marcelo Bielsa's side fell to a 6-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.
Leeds had started brightly in a game that looked set to be back-and-forth but Liverpool won a penalty in the 15th minute after Stuart Dallas handled a cross from Andy Robertson. Leeds looked to have equalised through Raphinha as he swept in Jack Harrison's cross at the far post but the Brazilian had strayed a yard offside. Instead of parity, Leeds soon found themselves two down, as Joel halfway, played a one-two with Mo Salah and fired past Illan Meslier. Another penalty from Salah made it three by half-time.
In the second half, Liverpool appeared to manage the game, before a flurry of goals late on including a Sadio Mane brace and Virgil Van Dijk injury time header punished Leeds further.
Leeds fans gave their own player ratings, in addition to our Leeds man Beren Cross' ratings, after a difficult night, with only Adam Forshaw averaging higher than five in the ratings.
It's the second game in a row Forshaw has led fan ratings after he averaged 7.1 for his performance v Man. United.
The Liverpudlian midfielder worked hard and was tidy on the ball, but he wasn't able to stop Liverpool running the game.
Another Liverpool born player ranked third in the ratings as Joe Gelhardt came off the bench and briefly seemed to give Leeds a lift as he brought energy and directness. However, he quickly faded and wasn't able to really threaten a goal.
Meanwhile, although Raphinha has been the star for Leeds this season, his recent form has been concerning and he ranked as the second lowest rated Leeds player, according to fans. Had he stayed onside before putting the ball in the net in the first half, that would likely have been a very different story.
Here are the fans' player ratings in full:
Adam Forshaw - 5.1
Stuart Dallas - 4.6
Joe Gelhardt - 4.3
Illan Meslier - 4.2
Daniel James - 4.0
Pascal Struijk - 4.0
Jamie Shackleton - 3.9
Junior Firpo - 3.6
Jack Harrison - 3.6
Luke Ayling - 3.5
Rodrigo - 3.5
Mateusz Klich - 3.3
Raphinha - 3.3
Tyler Roberts - 3.0
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