Declan Rice 4, Pablo Fornals 5; Mohamed Salah 9, Trent Alexander-Arnold 8 - West Ham v Liverpool player ratings

Salah breaks goal drought with second-half double in 3-1 win for Liverpool

WEST HAM RATINGS: Lukasz Fabianski - 5. The Pole was beaten three times despite not being tested for most of the first hour. He could not be blamed for any of the goals. AFP

Vladimir Coufal - 6. Solid enough when defending. The Czech stopped Robertson from dominating that side of the pitch. Sent a dangerous first-half set-piece into the opposition box. Reuters

Craig Dawson - 6. Kept Liverpool quiet in the opening period and made a fine block on Origi. The 30-year-old was left stranded by the visitors’ second-half blitz. Scored his team’s consolation goal. Reuters

Angelo Ogbonna - 6. The Italian was comfortable when the ball was in the air and showed discipline in holding his position. He was undone by pace and movement for Liverpool’s third goal. Reuters

Aaron Cresswell - 4. The boyhood Liverpool fan managed to keep Salah quiet for most of the first hour but then it went badly wrong. He was not close enough to the striker for the first goal and got caught in no-man’s land upfield for the second. AFP

Declan Rice - 4. The 22-year-old has a fine range of passing but was too busy protecting his defence and showed little creative endeavour. He was too cautious going forward against opponents weakened by injury. Reuters

Tomas Soucek - 4. The Czech was talked up before the match but was largely anonymous in a callow West Ham attacking performance. He rarely posed a threat. EPA

Jarrod Bowen - 5. The 24-year-old spent too much time worrying about Robertson and helping out Coufal but it meant there was no thrust down the West Ham right. Replaced by Fredericks with 11 minutes left. Reuters

Pablo Fornals - 5. Had a shot at goal headed away by Robertson and sent in one dangerous cross but the Spaniard was otherwise peripheral to the action. Taken off for Yarmolenko just after the hour. Reuters

Said Benrahma - 4. The Algerian saw too little of the ball but put the odd threatening cross into the area. Like his team.mates he could have been much more positive. AFP

Michail Antonio - 4. The striker missed his team’s best chance moments before Liverpool took the lead. He did not make the most of his pace and physicality against the makeshift defence. Withdrawn for Noble in the 79th minute. EPA

SUB: Andriy Yarmolenko - 5. Joined the action in the 62nd minute when Fornals was replaced. Hugged the line but was unable to get on the ball and behind the defence. Reuters

SUB: Mark Noble - 5. Replaced Antonio with 11 minutes left in a rather negative double substitution. By that point Liverpool were in cruise control and it was just damage limitation. Reuters

SUB: Ryan Fredericks – 5. Came on for Bowen in the 79th minute for a meaningless appearance. By then it felt like West Ham had given up. Reuters

LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson Becker - 6. The Brazilian was put under little pressure but stayed alert to any threat behind the back four. He was quick off his line and confident distributing the ball. EPA

Trent Alexander-Arnold - 8. An impressive outing for the Scouser. He played a part in the first two goals and his crossfield pass to Shaqiri on the quick break for the second was superb. AFP

Nathaniel Phillips - 7. The 23-year-old's heading ability was put to good use and he showed good awareness at set-pieces. His positioning and anticipation are improving with experience. Reuters

Jordan Henderson - 7. Another composed performance at centre back from the captain. A chipped pass to Salah showed how dangerous he can be from deep. EPA

Andrew Robertson - 7. West Ham doubled up on the Scot to try and restrict his influence but he still got forward. He defended well, too, and headed a shot from Fornals off the line. Reuters

Georginio Wijnaldum - 8. The Dutchman controlled the tempo of the game from deep in the midfield. He was not afraid of stepping forward when necessary and was rewarded with the third goal. AFP

Thiago Alcantara - 7. The 29-year-old sent in a lovely ball to Origi in the area just before half time. He rarely wastes possession but his lateness in the tackle is concerning and he was lucky to escape a yellow card. EPA

James Milner - 7. The 35-year-old put in his usual shift and was unhappy to be withdrawn just before the hour. His anger immediately turned to delight when Jones, his replacement, contributed to Salah’s opening goal. EPA

Xherdan Shaqiri - 7. The Swiss constantly probed for chances but was crowded out by the massed defence until he lit up the stadium with a fabulous pass to Salah for the second goal. It was his last involvement before being replaced by Firmino. Reuters

Mohamed Salah - 9. The Egyptian looked frustrated for most of the first hour but his two goals showed that he is one of the game’s most dangerous strikers. He made space in a congested area for the first and his control and finishing for the second were breathtaking. Reuters

Divock Origi - 6. The Belgian was strangely reluctant to drive into the area when Liverpool were in crossing positions. He was much more aggressive in the second half before being replaced by Oxlade-Chamberlain after limping off with an injury. AFP

SUB: Curtis Jones - 7. The 20-year-old came on for Milner in the 57th minute and changed the game. He drove at the heart of the defence causing panic and supplied the pass for Salah to score. AFP

SUB: Roberto Firmino - 7. On for Shaqiri in the 69th minute. The Brazilian enjoyed his short outing and unpicked a packed defence to provide the easiest of tap-ins for Wijnaldum to complete the scoring. EPA

SUB: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 7. Joined the action in the 79th minute, replacing Origi, and got involved right away. He played a clever backheel in the build-up to the third goal. Reuters

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah ended his Premier League goal drought in style by scoring twice as the champions raided the capital again to crush West Ham United 3-1 on Sunday.

Liverpool came to life after a first half almost devoid of goalmouth action at the London Stadium, with Salah providing two superb finishes to claim the points for his side.

The Egyptian cut in to curl home with his left foot in the 57th minute - his first league goal since Dec. 19 - and doubled the lead with a silky finish from a 68th-minute counter-attack.

Substitute Roberto Firmino set up Gini Wijnaldum to tap home Liverpool's third in the 84th minute before Craig Dawson replied for the hosts with a consolation goal three minutes later.