Liverpool player ratings as Rio Ngumoha and departing star 8/10 in Fulham win
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SportFootballLiverpool FCThe Paul Gorst player ratings from Anfield as Liverpool beat Fulham 2-0 to take a big step closer to securing Champions League footballLiverpool secured their first Premier League win since February as they beat Fulham 2-0 at Anfield on Saturday.Rio Ngumoha scored his second Premier League goal of the season on what was just second start in the top flight, whipping one part Bernd Leno after cutting inside from the left in the first half.Mohamed Salah then double the Reds' advantage before the break with a planted finish on what was his first Anfield appearance since the confirmed he would be leaving at the end of the campaign last month.Here's how the ECHO rated the players on the day as Arne Slot's side went four points clear of Chelsea in the Champions League race ahead of the Londoners' hosting of Manchester City on Sunday.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageGIORGI MAMARDASHVILI - 7Made an important stop from Oscar Bobb after the half-hour mark and then another smart save later on in the first period.JEREMIE FRIMPONG - 7Looked to help out Salah as much as possible with overlapping and underlapping runs and didn't do much wrong defensively.
Important interception denied Sander Berge on the counter in the second half.ANDY ROBERTSON - 8Motored up and down all game and was always looking to get his colleagues away with balls in behind the Fulham defence. Ran things at times in the second half.MOHAMED SALAH - 7Scored a trademark strike on his first Anfield appearance since confirming he's leaving and was a constant threat out on that right flank.
Through ball to Frimpong early in the second half was inch perfect.RIO NGUMOHA - 8Fulham could do nothing about a sensational opening goal and he tormented the visitors all game with a stunning performance. Had another one blocked after a great Salah through ball.SubsRYAN GRAVENBERCH - 6On for Curtis Jones at half time and won his duels and got his blocks in defensively.