| Jose Reina Little to do but pick ball out of his net | 6 | 6.4 | |
| Sami Hyypia Solid until injury forced him off | 6 | 6.6 | |
| Jamie Carragher In charge at the back | 7 | 6.6 | |
| Fabio Aurelio Neat but no real threat | 6 | 5.8 | |
| Steve Finnan Always raiding down the right | 7 | 6.3 | |
| John Arne Riise Shifted into centre back in second half | 6 | 5.5 | |
| Ryan Babel Too greedy, subbed after the break | 4 | 5.6 | |
| Steven Gerrard Skipper led from the front | 9 | 8.2 | |
| Xabi Alonso Rarely gave the ball away | 7 | 7.0 | |
| Andriy Voronin Shackled by Derby defence | 5 | 4.7 | |
| Fernando Torres Early goal but fizzled out | 6 | 7.1 | |
| Dirk Kuyt (Sub) Contributed little off the bench | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Leiva Lucas (Sub) Late replacement | 6 | 5.7 | |
| Yossi Benayoun (Sub) Had a hand in late winner | 6 | 6.2 | |