Gary Neville stayed true to his word by putting on a Xherdan Shaqiri Liverpool shirt while living on Sky Sports – and then immediately left his own back on fellow plunder Jamie Carragher.
Neville and Carragher returned with David Jones to the Monday Night Football game for Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace. They offer their advanced insight into Arsenal's win-free start to the season and the weekend victory of Manchester United by Brighton and Hove Albion.
They also dissected the result at Selhurst Park, where the Reds continue their perfect start of the season to keep pace with Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Watford and Bournemouth.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool player ratings
1/22 Wayne Hennessey – 7/10
He has not been tested as often as he expected, but closed all possible attacks in Liverpool. Dived in the wrong way for the penalty.
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2/22 Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 6/10
Resists Mane's threat with the greatest of ease and actually makes his own part in South London. I even tested the Liverpool defense when I came forward. Unfortunately his performance ended in a disappointment after he was sent out after his last hitch against Salah.
FATHER
3/22 James Tomkins – 7/10
Was the best of the two middle halves tonight and looked solid in everything he did.
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4/22 Mamadou Sakho – 6/10
Gave the penalty away with a few clips on the heels of Salah, although they were a little soft. Also looked sensitive on other occasions.
FATHER
5/22 Patrick van Aanholt – 6/10
Have booked for a strong attack on James Milner and was not his threatening self forward. He will have better days.
AP
6/22 Andros Townsend – 7/10
Had a great effort in the first half who beat Alisson but could beat the bar. Was a threat to all games and connected well with Zaha and Benteke. I hope I can build on the rather meager goals of last season.
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7/22 Luka Milivojevic – 6/10
No punishment for the Serbian to send this evening, but he was professional with everything he did.
Reuters
8/22 James McArthur – 6/10
Not much to say about his performance. Professional as always.
REUTERS
9/22 Jeffrey Schlupp – 6/10
Not as fluent or offensive as the other Palace frontmen, but still caused problems when calling.
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10/22 Christian Benteke – 6/10
A few clever headers and a link to play, but still to revive his previous devastating daughter form in the Premier League.
REUTERS
11/22 Wilfried Zaha – 7/10
The most influential frontman of Palace and still caused panic in Liverpool's backline, but probably not enough for his own satisfaction.
REUTERS
12/22 Alisson – 7/10
Was not tested very much. We are still waiting for the question whether he will be a good replacement for Loris Karius. Looked good to collect the ball.
REUTERS
13/22 Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7/10
Had some great runs along the right side, but like his left back, most of his crosses did not reach their target.
FATHER
14/22 Joe Gomez – 7/10
A crunching tackle on Zaha in the first half stood out next to his more dominant center-half partner.
REUTERS
15/22 Virgil van Dijk – 7/10
No-nonsense performance and exactly where Liverpool spent £ 75 million. Guaranteed performance. Strong as always.
AP
16/22 Andrew Robertson – 7/10
Threatening is the left wing that is expected from the Scot. Made no connection with most of his crosses, but was also defensively strong.
REUTERS
17/22 James Milner – 7/10
Scored the penalty in the first half and sent a few teasing passes. Always causes defenders problems and is always underestimated.
FATHER
18/22 Georginio Wijnaldum – 6/10
Very little action seemed to come from Wijnaldum, but as part of the team it was an efficient performance.
FATHER
19/22 Naby Keita – 8/10
Star man of the evening. Players change for fun, long passes, short passes, intercept and basically do everything they were asked … and more. Performance well above the duty.
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20/22 Mohamed Salah – 7/10
Not the best game of the Egyptian, but he won the penalty in the first half, although controversial, still looked like a threat and assisted the lightning attack at the end of the game. Could have scored a few more on another day and probably will.
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21/22 Roberto Firmino – 6/10
You see things that you do not always see and that are sprayed around a few beautiful steps, but less influential than they can be. Not the game for him.
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22/22 Sadio Mane – 7/10
Secured the victory for Liverpool in the 90th minute after a scorching counterattack, but it was not his best performance all-round. Much more will come from him.
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1/22 Wayne Hennessey – 7/10
He has not been tested as often as he expected, but closed all possible attacks in Liverpool. Dived in the wrong way for the penalty.
AFP / Getty Images
2/22 Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 6/10
Resists Mane's threat with the greatest of ease and actually makes his own part in South London. I even tested the Liverpool defense when I came forward. Unfortunately his performance ended in a disappointment after he was sent out after his last hitch against Salah.
FATHER
3/22 James Tomkins – 7/10
Was the best of the two middle halves tonight and looked solid in everything he did.
AFP / Getty Images
4/22 Mamadou Sakho – 6/10
Gave the penalty away with a few clips on the heels of Salah, although they were a little soft. Also looked sensitive on other occasions.
FATHER
5/22 Patrick van Aanholt – 6/10
Have booked for a strong attack on James Milner and was not his threatening self forward. He will have better days.
AP
6/22 Andros Townsend – 7/10
Had a great effort in the first half who beat Alisson but could beat the bar. Was a threat to all games and connected well with Zaha and Benteke. I hope I can build on the rather meager goals of last season.
AFP / Getty Images
7/22 Luka Milivojevic – 6/10
No punishment for the Serbian to send this evening, but he was professional with everything he did.
Reuters
8/22 James McArthur – 6/10
Not much to say about his performance. Professional as always.
REUTERS
9/22 Jeffrey Schlupp – 6/10
Not as fluent or offensive as the other Palace frontmen, but still caused problems when calling.
Getty Images
10/22 Christian Benteke – 6/10
A few clever headers and a link to play, but still to revive his previous devastating daughter form in the Premier League.
REUTERS
11/22 Wilfried Zaha – 7/10
The most influential frontman of Palace and still caused panic in Liverpool's backline, but probably not enough for his own satisfaction.
REUTERS
12/22 Alisson – 7/10
Was not tested very much. We are still waiting for the question whether he will be a good replacement for Loris Karius. Looked good to collect the ball.
REUTERS
13/22 Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7/10
Had some great runs along the right side, but like his left back, most of his crosses did not reach their target.
FATHER
14/22 Joe Gomez – 7/10
A crunching tackle on Zaha in the first half stood out next to his more dominant center-half partner.
REUTERS
15/22 Virgil van Dijk – 7/10
No-nonsense performance and exactly where Liverpool spent £ 75 million. Guaranteed performance. Strong as always.
AP
16/22 Andrew Robertson – 7/10
Threatening is the left wing that is expected from the Scot. Made no connection with most of his crosses, but was also defensively strong.
REUTERS
17/22 James Milner – 7/10
Scored the penalty in the first half and sent a few teasing passes. Always causes defenders problems and is always underestimated.
FATHER
18/22 Georginio Wijnaldum – 6/10
Very little action seemed to come from Wijnaldum, but as part of the team it was an efficient performance.
FATHER
19/22 Naby Keita – 8/10
Star man of the evening. Players change for fun, long passes, short passes, intercept and basically do everything they were asked … and more. Performance well above the duty.
Getty Images
20/22 Mohamed Salah – 7/10
Not the best game of the Egyptian, but he won the penalty in the first half, although controversial, still looked like a threat and assisted the lightning attack at the end of the game. Could have scored a few more on another day and probably will.
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21/22 Roberto Firmino – 6/10
You see things that you do not always see and that are sprayed around a few beautiful steps, but less influential than they can be. Not the game for him.
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22/22 Sadio Mane – 7/10
Secured the victory for Liverpool in the 90th minute after a scorching counterattack, but it was not his best performance all-round. Much more will come from him.
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But what the fans of Monday Night Football really came to see, came long after the game ended. After losing a penalty shootout at the recent launch of the Premier League, Neville had promised to wear a Liverpool shirt on the orders of former English teammate Carragher.
In addition, the sweater had a personal summer message in which Shaqiri was signed, with Carragher getting the name of the Swiss midfielder after a series of criticism from Neville during the recent World Cup because of his alleged reluctance to defend.
"To my number 1 fan Gary Please do not follow back Sorry, please do not pay attention to this bet," wrote Shaqiri.
But because he knew he would have to wear the shirt of his arch rivals, the former Manchester United defender Neville himself produced a shirt for Carragher to wear, thinking of a previous bet that still had to be dealt with.
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Carragher previously claimed that former Tottenham midfielder Paulinho would score 15 goals in a single season, which Neville recalled did not happen during the short time in the Premier League. He threw a No 2 United shirt at him with the name & # 39; Neville & # 39; on it, Neville pulled his Liverpool shirt back so that Shaqiri's message could be seen-also because he could not bear to show Liverpool the top breast-while Carragher committed and put on the United Sweater.
Jamie Carragher (left) and Gary Neville (right) wore Manchester United and Liverpool shirts respectively (Sky Sports Premier League)
The couple also promised to auction the shirts to raise money for the food bank's charities, which are run by supporters of both Premier League clubs.
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