Roberto Fimino looked like a crab with a groin strain when asked to sprint from the wings in his first few games, but he was mes­merising in an advanced free role here, ­creating two, scoring another. He would have the match-ball but for Joe Hart. Adam Lallana was under the misconception that he would be David Silva when joining Liverpool, but has been transformed into a technically gifted version of Dirk Kuyt, defying sports science with the kind of energy levels that might prompt a bid for his services from the National Grid.