Liverpool player ratings, winners and losers vs Crystal Palace as Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak scored for Andoni Iraola's side at Selhurst Park.

SELHURST PARK, SOUTH LONDON // Alexis Mac Allister sent Liverpool on the way to an important but slightly unconvincing three points against Crystal Palace.

Yeremy Pino came closest to breaking the deadlock early in the game and with the Eagles starting strongly, Jorgen Strand Larsen was only a half-step offside when he lifted the ball over Alisson Becker. From a free kick late in the first half, though, Mac Allister then headed Liverpool in front.

Florian Wirtz doubled the away side's lead soon after the half-time break. Liverpool was better in the second half than the first, and Alexander Isak found the back of the net too, and it got the job done in the end, putting an end to a run of two consecutive defeats.

Winners

Alisson has not had an easy week with a couple of errors proving costly, but he made a couple of good stops in this game and his distribution was better too. Mac Allister is another who did well, stepping up as much as he could, albeit in a midfield that had many more gaps in it than Andoni Iraola would ideally like.

Losers

First half, Bradley Barcola was dreadful; second half, he started to show a few signs of what he can do when he is afforded space. There is still a lot for him to do to get up to speed in a Liverpool jersey, however. Wirtz was struggling too but was better after the interval, while Isak didn't really have a kick until he missed a big chance and then scored another.

Player ratings

Alisson Becker (8). He has made a couple of errors recently but produced strong saves from Daichi Kamada and Adam Wharton in the first half and then a big one from Pino in the second. His contribution couldn't be questioned here and he wasn't happy at losing his clean sheet.

Ronald Araujo (6). A good option at full-back so far, he was booked for a strong tackle. Very limited in possession, though he did set Barcola away for the second goal.

Jeremy Jacquet (6). Midweek in Europe, he was very poor. Stood up to the task well enough here and needed more support from those in front to stop Crystal Palace coming forward so often.

Virgil van Dijk (6). Andoni Iraola pinpointed the threat of Jorgen Strand Larsen before kick-off and the Dutchman seemed a bit keen to get touch-tight at times. It was frantic and frenetic and he and his defense got through in the end.

Milos Kerkez (6). Not wholly convincing so far this season, he was fine but nothing more here. Sometimes didn't release the ball quickly enough, but generally quite solid. Gave away a late penalty.

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Dominik Szoboszlai (6). Back in ahead of Trey Nyoni, the Hungarian really looked like he wanted to make a big impression. Some excellent crosses from dead balls and in open play, but sometimes left too big a gap in the center when he was caught out of position. Mixed, and taken off second half.

Alexis Mac Allister (7). The Argentine has been in fine form of late and went close with a header early on. Then scored with his head after some dismal Crystal Palace marking. The midfield was too open but that wasn't really his doing.

Cody Gakpo (5). Starting on the right-hand side again, he did well to win the free kick that the opener came from, but wasn't always making the most of the positions he found himself in. Looked a bit more comfortable when he switched flanks, though wasn't all that much more effective and was rightly taken off.

Florian Wirtz (6). In need of some consistency, the ball was bouncing off the German in the first half but he took his goal well in the second with a controlled effort. How he needed that; now he must build on it.

Bradley Barcola (5). The Frenchman has played a lot of minutes of late, but got the nod here. The home supporters enjoyed some poor touches and a skied volley in the first half. He was dire in the opening 45 minutes, but was better on the right and assisted Wirtz's goal, which saves his score from being even lower.

Alexander Isak (6). There was very little to analyze, in truth. He was barely involved for most of the game. Shortly after being denied by Dean Henderson, he found the back of the net. That's seven Premier League goals now, and you can't really argue with it, even after he toiled for so long.