On Saturday, Liverpool defeated Everton 2-0 to win the Merseyside derby for the 99th time and get back on the winning track. Prior to the international break, the Reds’ early-season momentum had slowed as they had lost to Tottenham Hotspur in absurd circumstances and then drawn at Brighton, but they were able to pick up three much-needed points here.
When Ashley Young was dismissed about ten minutes before halftime, their task seemed to get a lot simpler, but Everton’s defense held strong. Mohamed Salah’s penalty gave Liverpool the lead in the 75th minute of the game after Michael Keane’s arm stopped Luis D’az’s cross.In place of the banned Curtis Jones, new Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch made his complete Premier League debut for the Reds on Saturday against Everton. Gravenberch may have been replaced when Klopp made his initial substitutions, but he still put on a masterclass to cause a selection conundrum for his manager.
One specific instance best captured his self-assurance as he bravely spun away from his defender rather than following Virgil van Dijk’s advice to play a simple backward passAccording to former Premier League referee Mike Dean, Liverpool center-back Ibrahima Konaté should have been dismissed during the local derby on Saturday. The decision by referee Craig Pawson to not give the Frenchman a second yellow for what appeared to be a professional foul infuriated the Everton bench..
