Bruno Guimaraes celebrates after scoring against Liverpool _(Image: Owen Humphreys/PA)_
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How did the players fare in [Newcastle United](http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle)'s 3-2 home defeat to Liverpool?
**NEWCASTLE** (4-3-3):
6 **Pope**: Was caught completely left-footed when Gravenberch fired home Liverpool’s opening goal
7 **Trippier**: Flew into some crunching early challenges and helped keep Newcastle in the game with ten men
8 **Schar**: As committed as ever at the heart of the back four – won the vast majority of his 50-50 challenges
8 **Burn**: Helped set the tone for Newcastle’s performance with some committed tackling
8 **Livramento**: Defended superbly against Salah, got forward repeatedly and also offered a threat from his long throws
9 **GUIMARAES**: Scored Newcastle’s goal and knocked the Liverpool midfield off its stride with an all-action display
8 **Tonali**: Put in a superb central-midfield shift – and even tried to continue when in obvious pain because of a second-half shoulder issue
8 **Joelinton**: Relishes these types of occasions – snapped into challenges from the first minute to the last
6 **Elanga**: Didn’t get the chance to stretch the Liverpool backline but put in a wholehearted shift
4 **Gordon**: Lost his head when he lunged into van Dijk to earn a straight red card – needed to show some control amid the chaos
6 **Barnes**: Delivered a couple of dangerous crosses in the first half, but wasn’t really a threat in the 18-yard box
**Subs**:
6 Miley (for Tonali, 66): Helped ensure Newcastle's energy levels remained high in the closing stages
Ramsey (for Joelinton, 76)
Hall (for Trippier, 76)
Osula (for Barnes, 76)
Thiaw (for Schar, 81)
(not used): Ramsdale (gk), Botman, Willock, Murphy.
**LIVERPOOL** (4-3-3):
Alisson 6; Szoboszlai 6, van Dijk 7, Konate 6, Kerkez 6; Jones 6 (Elliott 90+6), Gravenberch 7, Wirtz 6 (Bradley 80); Salah 5 (Endo 90+12), **EKITIKE** 8 (Chiesa 80), Gakpo 8 (Ngumoha 90+6).
Subs (not used): Mamardashvili (gk), Gomez, Robertson, Leoni.
**Man Of The Match: BRUNO GUIMARAES** – He might have finished on the losing team, but the Newcastle midfielder gave absolutely everything for the cause.