Standard Sport assesses the individual performances from Liverpool's 1-0 win over Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.
Jack Butland: A quiet afternoon may explain his poor reactions in dealing with Coutinho's late intervention. 5/10
Glen Johnson: A disappointing debut could have been so different had he scored the game's best chance in the first half. 5
Geoff Cameron: Did well to keep Benteke under wraps for long periods and deserved a clean sheet. 6
Marc Muniesa: Performed admirably enough at both centre-half in the first half and when moved to left-back in the second. 6
Erik Pieters: Failed to recover from an early knock and was substituted at half-time. 5
Marco Van Ginkel: Showed an impressive willingness to get forward from midfield. 6
Glenn Whelan: A steady if unspectacular presence in the middle of the park. 5
Jonathan Walters: Utilised his experience in his battle down the flank with young Gomez. 6
Charlie Adam: His teasing set-pieces carried Stoke's biggest threat. 6
Ibrahim Afellay: An early yellow card was as involved as the debutant got. 5
Mame Biram Diouf: Failed to reproduce the heroics of this corresponding fixture last season. 5
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Philippe Coutinho hits stunning winner as <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2363676-https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#LFC</a> bounce back from last season's thrashing <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/4cL7yxn9Yg" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2363676-http://t.co/4cL7yxn9Yg" data-vars-event-id="c23">http://t.co/4cL7yxn9Yg</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/CVmQN3MGjL" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2363676-http://t.co/CVmQN3MGjL" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/CVmQN3MGjL</a> — Standard Sport (@standardsport) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/standardsport/status/630429542767808513" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-2363676-https://twitter.com/standardsport/status/630429542767808513" data-vars-event-id="c23">August 9, 2015</a>
Simon Mignolet: Rarely troubled on the ground he conceded six at just seven weeks ago. 6/10
Nathaniel Clyne: His last-gasp defending denied Diouf a clear sight of goal moments before Coutinho's winner. 6
Joe Gomez: Fielded in an unnatural position, he coped well with Walters. 6
Dejan Lovren: A much better performance from the much-maligned defender. 7
Martin Skrtel: Often cumbersome, the defender was reliant on his partner for the clean sheet. 5
Jordan Henderson: The new Liverpool captain's deliveries were uncharacteristically poor. 5
James Milner: Perhaps tried too hard on his Liverpool debut but still picked out some exquisite passes. 6
Jordon Ibe: The teenager's neat trickery occasionally livened up a dull affair before his removal. 6
Philippe Coutinho: The match-winner was anonymous for long periods, but produced the game's one moment of brilliance when a stalemate looked certain. 7
Adam Lallana: A quiet afternoon for the former Southampton man saw him withdrawn just after the hour mark. 5
Christian Benteke: Struggled to make an impression on his own up front. 5
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