Liverpool suffered a fourth straight Premier League defeat as Everton ended their miserable run at Anfield with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
In a match that Liverpool went on to dominate after a lacklustre first-half display, Richarlison’s third-minute goal and Gylfi Sigurdsson’s late penalty proved enough for Everton to claim a first away win over their Merseyside rivals since September 1999.
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The centre of derby drama in recent meetings, Jordan Pickford also played a pivotal role, making a wonderful save from Mohamed Salah, setting the stage for Sigurdsson to condemn Jurgen Klopp’s champions to a fourth successive home reverse.
Everton made a blistering start in the blustery conditions – James Rodriguez sliipping a pass through to Richarlison, who finished crisply across Alisson and into the left corner to put the Toffees ahead in a Merseyside derby for the first time since 2010.
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Liverpool were dealt a blow on the half-hour as Henderson succumbed to injury, and Coleman should have compounded the hosts’ frustration when he met Lucas Digne’s cross, only to head straight at Alisson.
Mane twice missed from close range early in the second half, before Michael Keane’s last-ditch tackle denied Liverpool’s number 10.
However, Calvert-Lewin was adjudged to have been fouled by Alexander-Arnold at the other end of the pitch after Alisson’s fine save.
After a long wait for a VAR check, Sigurdsson slotted in the resulting penalty as Carlo Ancelotti masterminded the Toffees’ first derby victory in over a decade.
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