Bernd Leno: A painful afternoon for the German goalkeeper, who bravely played on despite getting a whack to the head as he spread himself at the feet of Luis Diaz early on. No blame can be attached to Leno for this defeat – he had absolutely no chance with any of the four fantastic goals Liverpool scored – and produced a couple of decisive moments of decision-making to ensure there wasn’t any more damage. He sported a hefty bandage for much of the afternoon and, if his eye swells up, he could be a doubt for Wednesday’s home game against Nottingham Forest. 7

Kenny Tete: You felt the Dutchman returned to the starting line-up for his excellent one-on-one defending but he actually ended up playing a pivotal role in the other box. Tete has proven himself a threat from corners before (think Reading and Manchester United for starters) but Jurgen Klopp clearly hadn’t got the memo as the full back exploited some shocking defending to draw Fulham level for a second time. An excellent return to action after a couple of frustrating months on the sidelines. 7

Antonee Robinson: It is sometimes worth appreciating just how exceptionally Antonee Robinson took to the Premier League having joined Fulham after Wigan were relegated from the Championship. He looked an absolute rolls royce of a top flight left back this afternoon, barely giving Mo Salah a sniff, completing thirteen interceptions (a Premier League record since Opta began collecting data) and could easily have scored himself having already laid on a goal for Harry Wilson. He’s been linked with Manchester City, Newcastle United and, of course, AC Milan in the past – it’ll be no surprise if the rumour mill cranks up again after this excellent performance. 9

Calvin Bassey: A tough afternoon for a centre back still playing on the wrong side up against a physical and fluid Liverpool front line. Bassey coped admirably and showed an assuredness in possession that hinted at why the Whites were so keen to sign him from Ajax. Rather than partnering Tim Ream, he could become the replacement for the American legend in years to come – he’s certainly starting to put his difficult Premier League baptism well behind him. 6

Tim Ream: Difficult for a man who was never blessed with blistering pace – even in his youth – against a Liverpool attack that had loads of it to spare. Ream did well and distributed the ball efficiently. He got a few pelters after conceding the penalty against Wolves last week, but until Tony Khan pays big bucks for a younger, genuine ball-playing centre back, Fulham don’t have anyone who can do what he can. We should salute both Ream’s ability and his longevity. 6

Joao Palhinha: Not one of the Portuguese midfielder’s finest afternoons. Fouled Dominic Szoboszlai to give away the free-kick from which Trent Alexander-Arnold gave Liverpool the lead and it felt as if the game passed him by somewhat. It’s exceptionally harsh to expect more from someone who has already given us so much, but Palhinha was strangely passive when most of his team-mates were playing out of their skins. 6

Harrison Reed: Reed raced around the field with his usual energy and worked exceptionally hard putting out fires all afternoon. He is more than just the stopper than Scott Parker used him as these days and demonstrated that with one fine run down the right wing in the second half when he produced a peach of cross only for nobody in a white shirt to gamble. It nearly went in anyway – courtesy of misstep from Joel Matip. 6

Harry Wilson: The Welsh winger justified his selection ahead of Willian by tucking home Fulham’s 700th Premier League goal when a clever near-post run allowed him to finish a lovely move only minutes after the Whites had gone behind. Might easily have had another one shortly afterwards after a clever one-two with Alex Iwobi and did his defensive duties diligently, making a vital block on Virgil van Dijk at a corner. 7

Alex Iwobi: Another excellent afternoon from the Nigerian, fresh from scoring his first league goal for Fulham against Wolves on Monday night. He played a key role in Fulham’s first equaliser – sliding a nice ball into space for Robinson – and was always available in possession as well as getting through plenty of defensive work. His attributes suited a wide role given the opposition and Fulham look a far better side with Iwobi in the line-up. 7

Andreas Pereira: Probably the Brazilian’s best performance of what has been an underwhelming second season at Craven Cottage so far. He found lots of space in between Liverpool’s static defence and a midfield that wanted to motor forward. Will feel he should have done better than waste a good opportunity in the second half created by a brilliant bit of skill that flummoxed Alexander-Arnold. 7

Raul Jimenez: Has to be up there with Arsenal away as the Mexican’s finest showing in a Fulham shirt. Worked so hard for a side that was destined to be without the ball for long periods and might have created a second goal for Wilson with a lovely header having flicked on the corner from which Tete pounced. He understandably tired as the game went on but you can see why Silva was so keen to sign him in the summer. 7

Substitutes:

Tom Cairney: It felt as if Cairney could have been introduced earlier to calm down the frenetic nature of a second half that was probably too open for even Silva’s eclectic taste. The captain crafted a fine third goal after linking up with Willian and chipping the ball to the back post for De Cordova-Reid to head home. 7

Timothy Castagne: Demotion to the bench felt harsh on the Belgian who hasn’t put a foot wrong since filling at right back for Tete. Didn’t have a lot to do – even if you wanted him to be a little quicker out to Alexander-Arnold during that minute of madness. 6

Bobby De Cordova-Reid: Popped up with another big goal and covered plenty of ground in his brief cameo off the bench. Has to be considered one of the most crucial members of his squad – and an unsung hero – at this point. 7

Willian: Jurgen Klopp smiled ruefully on the touchline after Fulham’s third goal. I wondered if he was recalling those remarks in the build-up to this game where he described the Brazilian winger as ‘one of the greatest the Premier League ever saw’. The veteran looks to have all the time in the world regardless of what’s going on around him – and played his part in the third goal by retrieving Decordova-Reid’s wayward cross and feeding Cairney. 6

Carlos Vinicius: There was very little time for the Brazilian to make much of an impact as Silva’s final throw of the dice in stoppage time. 6