Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool: PLAYER RATINGS - Andrew Robertson among Europe's best left-backs and Salomon Rondon proves his value to Magpies Liverpool earned an invaluable victory over Liverpool to keep title race alive Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah scored either side of Christian Atsu's strike Salomon Rondon grabbed a leveller in second half but Divock Origi won game By Dominic King for MailOnline Published: 22:07 BST, 4 May 2019 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 4 May 2019 Viewcomments Divock Origi ensured Liverpool remain in the Premier League with a last-gasp winner against Newcastle. Virgil van Dijk headed Liverpool in front before Christian Atsu's leveller but Mohamed Salah struck only for Salomon Rondon to level in the second half. Sportsmail's DOMINIC KING was at St James' Park to assess both teams. Divock Origi struck very late for Liverpool to keep the Premier League title race alive NEWCASTLE (5-4-1) MARTIN DUBRAVKA – Not given the protection he deserved at times and was furious with the goals he conceded – 7 JAVIER MANQUILLO – Solid display against his old club and always provided a willing outlet down the right – 7 Javier Manquillo put in a solid display against his former club and was a willing outlet FABIAN SCHAR – One terrific tackle to thwart the sprinting Mane in the first half was the pick of his work – 6.5 JAMAL LASCELLES – Caught out by Salah for the second goal but stuck the task throughout the game – 6.5 PAUL DUMMETT – Lapses of concentration and won’t enjoy watching the replay of Salah’s goal - 6 MATT RITCHIE – Driven to distraction at times by Salah but capitalised on space to provide an assist in first half – 6.5 CHRISTIAN ATSU – Full of life and gave Alexander-Arnold plenty to think about; rammed in his goal – 7.5 Christian Atsu turned the ball home to level the match for Rafa Benitez's Magpies AYOZE PEREZ – Enjoying a rich vein of form and was desperately unlucky with a volley that rattled the crossbar – 7 KI SUNGYUENG – Pinpoint corner early in the second half created the panic that enabled Rondon to pounce – 6.5 ISAAC HAYDEN – Plenty of industry in the middle but not a lot of opportunity to be creative as Liverpool dominated possession – 6 SALOMON RONDON – Impresses each time you see him, Newcastle have to make his signing permanent this summer – 8 Salomon Rondon put in a typically impressive goalscoring performance for the hosts LIVERPOOL – (4-3-3) ALISSON BECKER – No chance with either of the shots that beat him; his handling was always impeccable – 7 TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD – Handball on the line before Newcastle equalised but provided two assists; never out of position – 7.5 Trent Alexander-Arnold committed handball on the line but also set up two goals from wide DEJAN LOVREN – A couple of haphazard passes and you could tell at times that he has struggled to build up a rhythm – 6.5 VIRGIL VAN DIJK – Picked up an award last week and was given a gift with so much space to head in the opening goal – 7.5 PFA Player of the Year Virgil van Dijk put Liverpool ahead against Newcastle at St James' Park ANDREW ROBERTSON – The energy he shows, week after week, is remarkable. One of the top three left-backs in Europe – 8 Andrew Robertson once again proved he is among the top left-backs in Europe JORDAN HENDERSON – Liverpool have much more control when he is in the engine room, setting the tempo – 7 Liverpool exert much more control in games with captain Jordan Henderson in midfield FABINHO – A number of crucial interventions to stop Newcastle building momentum, though at times looked jaded – 6.5 GINI WIJNALDUM – Team-mates asked questions of him after Atsu’s goal for his positioning and he lacked fizz at times – 6 MOHAMED SALAH – On the end of some heavy tackles but took control of the race for the Golden Boot with a deft finish – 7 Mohamed Salah struck again for the visitors to restore their first-half lead over Newcastle DANIEL STURRIDGE – Some lovely moments, such as back heel for second goal, but felt Klopp’s fury at times for not watching the ball – 6 SADIO MANE – Struggled to get the openings he has enjoyed in recent months and lost Rondon for second equaliser – 6 Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility