Liverpool 1, Everton 0: Man of the Match

Numerous chances for both sides are wasted until Divock Origi miraculously fashions something out of nothing.

As one might expect from a Merseyside derby, it was a high tempo affair from the beginning, and Everton did not set out solely to frustrate. Both sides had their chances in the first half but the scoreline somehow stayed 0-0, with both sets of forwards guilty of profligacy.

In the second half, it was more of the same a combination of forwards fluffing their chances and solid work from both keepers kept the match scoreless. Klopp had a number of dice throws, including Keita, Sturridge, and Origi, but it all came to nothing . . . until . . .

Deep, deep into stoppage time, an arcing ball off a Van Dijk scuffed shot appeared destined to fly over Jordan Pickford’s goal, until it didn’t. The Everton keeper desperately tried to palm it over the bar, but made a hash of it, and Divock Origi of all people was there to pick up the crumbs. And just like that, Liverpool stole the points.

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