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What Arne Slot learned as Liverpool suffer last-minute heartbreak in feisty Merseyside Derby
Liverpool surrender two points as a last-gasp James Tarkowski goal saw Everton rescue a draw in an incredible ending to the Merseyside Derby
Arne Slot saw his Liverpool side concede a last-gasp equaliser as Everton rescued a 2-2 draw in the Merseyside Derby.
Liverpool travelled the short distance across Stanley Park as they took on Everton in the final Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park, with the Toffees set to move to their new home at Bramley Moore Dock next season.
The fixture was originally scheduled to take place on December 7 at 12:30pm, but the encounter under the lights added to a raucous atmosphere inside the stadium as both teams fought for the final bragging rights at Goodison.
And it was the hosts who opened the scoring as Beto latched onto a quick free-kick routine after 11 minutes. But Liverpool hit back almost immediately as a deft header from Alexis Mac Allister found the bottom corner to level the scores again just five minutes later.
The Reds got themselves ahead with Mohamed Salah in the right place to slot Curtis Jones’ blocked effort into an empty net. But James Tarkowksi slammed home a last-gasp equaliser to rescue Everton a point.
The occasion
The importance of the game to both sets of fans, but with an extra edge for the Everton faithful with it the last derby to be played at Goodison Park and Liverpool controlling the Premier League title race, made for a raucous atmosphere before and during the game.
Slot’s side were greeted with a hostile reaction from Everton fans lining the streets outside of the ground. Inside the stadium, the temperature boiled at kick-off and increased again when Beto gave the hosts the lead.
But Liverpool weren’t fractured by the tension as Mac Allister’s equaliser dented Everton fans’ spirits and the Reds got on top of the match, and simmered the occasion.
Riding their luck in the second half, when the Reds got in front, they slowed the play down almost to a canter, dragging Everton from side to side and even looking the more likely to score the next goal until the last minute chaos that saw James Tarkowski slam home a last-gasp equaliser.
Diaz as the focal point
Slot again tasked Luis Diaz with leading the Liverpool line against two giants in James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite, instead of starting Darwin Nunez.
The Colombian looked lost as his attempts to beat the Everton centre-back duo in the air was to merely run into them, which saw him penalised.
Despite being far from the most consistent answer to your problems, the decision not to start Nunez was a baffling one with the Uruguayan providing a better outlet and presence with Diaz completely unable to compete.
The Diaz striker experiment does not work, with him failing to register a goal involvement in his last six games following his fruitless Goodison Park outing. He was later moved back to his preferred role on the left after Cody Gakpo limped off injured before he was later substituted himself.
Mac Allister role
The Argentine was involved in a whirlwind first half, with him conceding the free-kick that led to Beto’s goal, albeit it with zero contact; however, he had swiped at the ankle of Iliman Ndiaye, before equalising five minutes later.
Mac Allister found himself in the thick of it with him much more combative than Ryan Gravenberch, seeing himself lucky not to be penalised for more fouls while being on the end of close and aggressive attention of Everton’s midfield.
Tasked with a crucial role to ensure Liverpool didn’t lose the battle in the middle of the park, Mac Allister was up against it but passed the assignment. Under Slot, Mac Allister’s ability as a combative midfielder in the deep role has come to the fore from the more creative and attacking player we saw at Brighton.
Conor Bradley's night
Bradley has been impressive in the absence of Trent Alexander-Arnold but it was not his night at Goodison.
With Alexander-Arnold back on the bench following his minor injury problem, Bradley got the nod from the start but was hooked off before the hour mark with him lucky to have remained on the pitch just minutes beforehand.
Bradley was over-excited throughout the contest, with his booking for a late and needless challenge on Vitaliy Mykolenko proving that. He was then fortunate to escape a second booking for bringing down Abdoulaye Doucoure on the counter attack.
Michael Oliver appeared to put his hand towards his pocket, before seemingly being quick to move his hand away and wave that no further punishment would be taken after seeing it was Bradley who committed the foul – potentially wanting to keep 22 players on the pitch.
Alexander-Arnold came on to replace him and given Bradley’s tough evening, it’s unlikely his starting role is in doubt despite his future at Anfield remaining uncertain.
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Liverpool surrender two points as a last-gasp James Tarkowski goal saw Everton rescue a draw in an incredible ending to the Merseyside Derby
Arne Slot saw his Liverpool side concede a last-gasp equaliser as Everton rescued a 2-2 draw in the Merseyside Derby.
Liverpool travelled the short distance across Stanley Park as they took on Everton in the final Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park, with the Toffees set to move to their new home at Bramley Moore Dock next season.
The fixture was originally scheduled to take place on December 7 at 12:30pm, but the encounter under the lights added to a raucous atmosphere inside the stadium as both teams fought for the final bragging rights at Goodison.
And it was the hosts who opened the scoring as Beto latched onto a quick free-kick routine after 11 minutes. But Liverpool hit back almost immediately as a deft header from Alexis Mac Allister found the bottom corner to level the scores again just five minutes later.
The Reds got themselves ahead with Mohamed Salah in the right place to slot Curtis Jones’ blocked effort into an empty net. But James Tarkowksi slammed home a last-gasp equaliser to rescue Everton a point.
The occasion
The importance of the game to both sets of fans, but with an extra edge for the Everton faithful with it the last derby to be played at Goodison Park and Liverpool controlling the Premier League title race, made for a raucous atmosphere before and during the game.
Slot’s side were greeted with a hostile reaction from Everton fans lining the streets outside of the ground. Inside the stadium, the temperature boiled at kick-off and increased again when Beto gave the hosts the lead.
But Liverpool weren’t fractured by the tension as Mac Allister’s equaliser dented Everton fans’ spirits and the Reds got on top of the match, and simmered the occasion.
Riding their luck in the second half, when the Reds got in front, they slowed the play down almost to a canter, dragging Everton from side to side and even looking the more likely to score the next goal until the last minute chaos that saw James Tarkowski slam home a last-gasp equaliser.
Diaz as the focal point
Slot again tasked Luis Diaz with leading the Liverpool line against two giants in James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite, instead of starting Darwin Nunez.
The Colombian looked lost as his attempts to beat the Everton centre-back duo in the air was to merely run into them, which saw him penalised.
Despite being far from the most consistent answer to your problems, the decision not to start Nunez was a baffling one with the Uruguayan providing a better outlet and presence with Diaz completely unable to compete.
The Diaz striker experiment does not work, with him failing to register a goal involvement in his last six games following his fruitless Goodison Park outing. He was later moved back to his preferred role on the left after Cody Gakpo limped off injured before he was later substituted himself.
Mac Allister role
The Argentine was involved in a whirlwind first half, with him conceding the free-kick that led to Beto’s goal, albeit it with zero contact; however, he had swiped at the ankle of Iliman Ndiaye, before equalising five minutes later.
Mac Allister found himself in the thick of it with him much more combative than Ryan Gravenberch, seeing himself lucky not to be penalised for more fouls while being on the end of close and aggressive attention of Everton’s midfield.
Tasked with a crucial role to ensure Liverpool didn’t lose the battle in the middle of the park, Mac Allister was up against it but passed the assignment. Under Slot, Mac Allister’s ability as a combative midfielder in the deep role has come to the fore from the more creative and attacking player we saw at Brighton.
Conor Bradley's night
Bradley has been impressive in the absence of Trent Alexander-Arnold but it was not his night at Goodison.
With Alexander-Arnold back on the bench following his minor injury problem, Bradley got the nod from the start but was hooked off before the hour mark with him lucky to have remained on the pitch just minutes beforehand.
Bradley was over-excited throughout the contest, with his booking for a late and needless challenge on Vitaliy Mykolenko proving that. He was then fortunate to escape a second booking for bringing down Abdoulaye Doucoure on the counter attack.
Michael Oliver appeared to put his hand towards his pocket, before seemingly being quick to move his hand away and wave that no further punishment would be taken after seeing it was Bradley who committed the foul – potentially wanting to keep 22 players on the pitch.
Alexander-Arnold came on to replace him and given Bradley’s tough evening, it’s unlikely his starting role is in doubt despite his future at Anfield remaining uncertain.
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