Liverpool 1-0 Everton PLAYER RATINGS: Which defender relished the derby? Who had a wasteful and frustrating night? And which Reds star was back to his best?

Liverpool took different measurement person to their 2nd Premier League rubric connected Wednesday with a 1-0 triumph implicit Everton successful the Merseyside derby.

The Toffees frustrated Arne Slot's broadside for the duration of the archetypal fractional and astir took the pb erstwhile Beto rattled the woodwork, heading successful level astatine the break.

But Liverpool recovered a mode done Diogo Jota conscionable earlier the hr people and enactment successful a coagulated antiaircraft show to debar a repetition of the past Merseyside derby successful February, erstwhile James Tarkowski equalised astatine the decease to assertion a 2-2 draw.

Mail Sport's LEWIS STEELE was astatine Anfield to measure the players' performances aft different important triumph for Liverpool. 

LIVERPOOL (4-3-3)

Caoimhin Kelleher - 6.5

Big nighttime for the Irishman with Alisson not cleared to play successful enactment with concussion protocols. Made himself large and enactment Beto disconnected for the one-versus-one successful the archetypal half.

Curtis Jones - 7

A Scouser astatine close backmost aft all! Jones enactment successful a fantastic display, often bombing guardant and starting attacks.

Ibrahima Konate - 6

Tough nighttime up against the lanky beingness of Beto.

Virgil van Dijk - 5.5

Beaten excessively easy by Beto a mates of times successful the archetypal fractional but was seen barking orders astatine his team-mates successful an adjacent much regular signifier than usual.

Andy Robertson - 7

Some large challenges successful the archetypal fractional showed the Scotsman relished his Derby experience. Would person wanted to bash much successful an attacking consciousness but a bully performance.

Ryan Gravenberch - 7.5

Has been criticised successful the past fewer weeks for the archetypal clip this season. But this was Gravenberch backmost to his precise best. Always disposable for the shot and did an important occupation defensively, too.

Alexis Mac Allister - 7

Often praised for his enactment connected the shot but astir pleasing present was his contributions disconnected it, with immoderate meaty challenges and interceptions.

Mohamed Salah - 7

Was astatine the centre of everything bully for Liverpool but conscionable lacked that last walk oregon shot.

Dominik Szoboszlai - 6.5

A livewire and energetic beingness arsenic ever who ne'er stops moving and trying to cajole the Kop.

Luis Diaz - 6.5

Was a information each evening with immoderate slaloming runs but possibly lacked the last ball.

Diogo Jota - 7.5 MOTM

Ended a adust spell of 10 nine matches with a prolific onslaught aft shimmying past immoderate attempted challenges. That is wherefore galore deliberation helium is Liverpool’s champion finisher.

Substitutes

Darwin Nunez (for Jota, 75min) - 6 (Booked)

Cody Gakpo (for Diaz, 85)

Wataru Endo (for Salah, 90+2)

Subs not used: Jaros, Endo, Chiesa, Elliott, Tsimikas, McConnell, Quansah.

Manager

Arne Slot - 6

Cut a frustrated fig for the champion portion of an hr but enactment religion successful the XI helium has been loyal excessively and, successful the end, they repaid him.

EVERTON (4-2-3-1)

Jordan Pickford - 6.5

Had small to bash successful the archetypal fractional barroom immoderate regularisation stops from shots consecutive astatine him. Could bash small astir Jota’s goal.

Jake O’Brien - 6

Is loving each infinitesimal of this tally successful the squad and did a bully occupation against the tricky Diaz.

James Tarkowski - 7.5 (Booked)

Could person easy been sent disconnected for a thumping tackle connected Mac Allister. Made immoderate warrior-like interventions otherwise, though, successful a stellar display.

Jarrad Branthwaite - 7.5

Made immoderate important blocks specified arsenic 1 connected Jota aft 11 minutes and a brave header to forestall a Salah rebound conscionable aft the break.

Vitalii Mykolenko - 6

Kept Salah mostly quiescent throughout. Could not get guardant enough.

Idrissa Gana Gueye - 6.5

Buzzed astir and enactment successful an important displacement connected and disconnected the ball. Liverpool’s midfield often was 2nd to escaped balls.

James Garner - 6

Has some silk and alloy and is an integral subordinate to Moyes’s midfield.

Jack Harrison - 4.5

A wasteful, frustrating night. Would person wanted to bash amended with respective counter-attacks that helium led.

Abdoulaye Doucoure - 5.5

Could person done amended conscionable aft the interruption erstwhile helium had the shot successful the punishment area. Linked up good with Beto.

Carlos Alcaraz - 6

Some bully runs connected the near helping but did not person his accustomed originative interaction connected the game.

Beto - 6.5 (Booked)

If helium packed his shooting boots helium could’ve had a hat-trick. Biggest accidental of the archetypal fractional was squandered erstwhile helium went done connected extremity but deed the post. Had the amended of Van Dijk.

Substitutes

Iliman Ndiaye (for Harrison, 69) - 6

Armando Broja (for Beto, 78)

Tim Iroegbunam (for Garner, 78)

Ashley Young (for Alcaraz, 78)

Subs not used: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Chermiti, Coleman.

Manager

David Moyes - 6

Would person been celebrating a celebrated triumph possibly if Beto could decorativeness amended successful the archetypal half. His squad were acceptable up good but yet undone by 1 infinitesimal of people from Jota.