Newcastle suffered late heartbreak against Liverpool as substitute Darwin Nunez scored a late double. Here's how the players rated:

7 Pope: Had very little to do until the late stages, two brilliant Nunez finishes gave him no chance.

7 Trippier: Linked up well with Almiron, kept Liverpool attack quiet until late on. Jota caused problems from the bench.

7 Schar: Not troubled until the late stages.

8 Botman: Brilliant block to deny Salah. Superb throughout. Hobbled off late on injured, a real worry.

7 Burn: Coped with the Salah threat superbly but Nunez changed the game. Both goals came down Newcastle’s left.

7 Bruno: Won the midfield battle alongside Tonali and Joelinton. Fine balance to the trio.

8 Tonali: Commanding midfield performance. Got better as the game went on and dominated early stages of second half.

8 Joelinton: Energetic and powerful display. Helped set the tempo. Newcastle missed him in late stages.

7 Almiron: Had the better of Robertson. Went close in second half when he hit the post.

7 Isak: Fine centre-forward display. His movement troubled away defenders. Van Dijk saw red for foul on Swedish frontman.

9 Gordon: His best game for Newcastle. Gave Alexander-Arnold a nightmare afternoon. Looked threatening every time he got the ball. He was missed after he was replaced with 18 minutes to play.

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Substitutes:

Wilson (for Isak, 72): N/A

Barnes (for Gordon, 72) N/A

Longstaff (for Tonali, 72) N/A

Anderson (for Joelinton, 82): N/A

Targett (for Botman, 87) N/A

Subs not used: Dubravka, Lascelles, Livramento, Murphy

Liverpool (4-3-3) Allison 8, Alexander Arnold 3, van Dijk 4, Matip 6 (Quansah, 77), Robertson 6; Endo 6 (Elliott 58), Mac Allister 5 (Nunez, 77), Szoboszlai 5; Salah 6, Diaz 6 (Gomez, 33), Gakpo 5 (Jota, 58)

Subs not used: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Bajcetic, Doak,

Man of the Match: Gordon. Outstanding display. Caused Alexander-Arnold no end of problems. Deserved more than one goal. Newcastle missed him when he was taken off.