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Mark Wakefield

Everyone loves Liverpool's Harvey Elliott but Roberto Firmino and Naby Keita treated harshly

Liverpool reached the fifth round of the FA Cup thanks to a 3-1 victory over Cardiff City at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

The Reds were made to work hard for the victory, with all four goals coming after the interval following a goalless first half.

Diogo Jota scored the opening goal, before new signing Luis Diaz came off the bench to chip in with an assist for Takumi Minamino.

Substitute Harvey Elliott then got Liverpool’s third goal in what was his first appearance in nearly five months after recovering from an ankle injury.

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Ian Doyle performed his usual post-match duties by providing you with his player ratings from Sunday’s match at Anfield.

Elliott, who only entered the pitch in the 58th minute, got the joint-top mark with a score of 8 out of 10, alongside Kostas Tsimikas.

Fellow substitutes Diaz and Andy Robertson got scores of 7, as did starters Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota.

The rest of the team all scored modest scores of 6 - but how did those in the national media rate the efforts of the Liverpool players?

What everyone else said

The Mail Online were impressed with Alexander-Arnold who was handed a score of 8.

Elliott, alongside captain Jordan Henderson, were both awarded scores of 7.5.

Debutant Diaz was given a score of 6.5 in his first appearance for the club.

At the other end, Minamino, despite his goal, was given the lowest score with 5.5 - with Roberto Firmino and Caoimhin Kelleher also being given that rating.

Elsewhere, 90min also did some ratings - but were much harsher with some of their marks.

Elliott, once again, was handed the top rating with a score of 8, alongside fellow goalscorer Jota.

Diaz got a score of 7 for his efforts on debut, as did Henderson, Alexander-Arnold, Tsimikas and Virgil van Dijk.

At the other end of the scale, scores of 5 were handed out to Kelleher, Ibrahima Konate and substitutes James Milner and Thiago Alcantara.

Naby Keita, though, was awarded a score of 4 on his return from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Guinea.

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