Report as Liverpool moved top as Mohamed Salah’s goals won the Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield. Ashley Young was sent off for the away side, while Ibrahima Konate was fortunate to escape the same punishment for the Reds
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win over 10-player Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield.
Sean Dyche is team was already struggling after Ashley Young was sent off for two bookable offenses in the first half. However, Liverpool’s breakthrough goal came in the 74th minute when Mohamed Salah scored from the penalty spot after Michael Keane had handballed.
The only consolation Dyche found in his team’s perseverance against the odds was that they were booked for his grievances. Liverpool’s two-game losing streak is ended, and Klopp is happy to see his team return to the top of the Premier League standings, if only momentarily.
How Liverpool won the derby
Even though Liverpool had possession the entire time, their counterattacks produced the majority of their first half chances. Their speed on transition when Everton had committed bodies forward for their own attacking set plays looked particularly threatening
The contrast in pace was never more obvious than when the ball gravitated towards the 38-year-old Young. The veteran’s first offense might have only resulted in a caution, but his reckless move to close in on Luis Diaz toward the end of the half earned him a second yellow card.
It put further pressure on an Everton team attempting to win back-to-back away Premier League games for the first time since Carlo Ancelotti took over, and once they reached the half, their focus shifted to tenacious resistance in an attempt to salvage a point.
