The records will read another routine derby win for Liverpool, their 99th in total and 14th in the last 24 Premier League encounters at Anfield, plus another defining contribution from Mohamed Salah. It was anything but routine as Jürgen Klopp’s side climbed to the top of the table after a punishing, testing and controversial victory over old adversaries Everton.
Salah scored twice to overtake Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard on the all-time Anfield goalscorers’ list. The first was a penalty awarded after an intervention from VAR, not exactly Liverpool’s friend of late, that advised erratic referee Craig Pawson to review a clear handball by Michael Keane. Everton were down to ten men at that point, Ashley Young having been dismissed in the first half. Liverpool could have been too but Ibrahima Konaté escaped a second yellow card with the game scoreless and Everton were left seething at Pawson’s inconsistency. Liverpool dominated the 243rd Merseyside derby, however, and took full advantage of their reprieve.
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