article_snippet.sent: Man of the Match: Philippe Coutinho.
article_snippet.sent: This time Daniel Sturridge was stationed on the left of a front three that featured Jordan Ibe on the right and Philippe Coutinho through the middle.
article_snippet.sent: Philippe Coutinho was Philippe Coutinho team’s best player, as Philippe Coutinho was all night, and Philippe Coutinho could have scored twice while Raheem Sterling brought a low save from Krul from an angle, as indeed did left back Alberto Moreno.
article_snippet.sent: Philippe Coutinho was a menace while at the base of the midfield formation Lucas Leiva was playing well enough to make Steven Gerrard fret over the team selection when Steven Gerrard is freed from suspension at Wembley this weekend.
article_snippet.sent: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard (centre), suspended for the match, watches on from the stands .