With a 2-1 victory over Everton and a six-point lead at the top of the table, Liverpool extended their perfect Premier League start to keep their grip on the Merseyside derby.
The defending champions’ reward for a strong first half was a pair of goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike, which earned them their fifth successive Premier League victory.
After the break, however, Everton’s goal was saved by Idrissa Gana Gueye, who had given them no more room to breathe.
To win all four of their previous four Premier League games and their Champions League opener against Atletico Madrid in midweek, Arne Slot’s men needed late goals.
The Reds’ main focus was on their excellent work inside the first 30 minutes, leaving Everton with no win in front of a crowd at Anfield in the twenty-first century.
With the return of Alexis MacAllister along with Dominik Szoboszlai and the impressive Gravenberch in midfield, Slot left both his £135 million ($135 million) plus signings Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak on the bench.
Just nine minutes into the game, the Dutch midfielder deftly completed Mohamed Salah’s cross on the half-volley.
Salah then advanced just wide with a powerfully struck effort on his dependable left foot.
The resurrected Jack Grealish, who had led Everton for four games, had been instrumental in that success.
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Unsurprisingly, the loanee from Manchester City was at the heart of the team’s best first-half move when he sent a pass through to Kieran Dewsbury-Hall, who fired wide from a close angle.
Ekiti rolling Gravenberch’s pass through Jordan Pickford’s legs marked Liverpool’s fine team play as it came to his third goal in five Premier League games since joining Eintracht Frankfurt.
However, after being pegged by Bournemouth, Newcastle, and Atletico earlier this season, Liverpool almost lost control of the second half.
This time, the tension appeared to be at play in the kick-off, which came just over 60 hours after Virgil van Dijk’s stoppage-time winner against Atletico on Wednesday.
Just before the hour mark, when Grealish’s deep cross was reversed into Gueye’s path, who blasted past Alisson Becker, Everton found a lifeline.
With little success, Slot turned to Wirtz and Isak off the bench to try to regain control.
However, Liverpool did manage to watch a sleazy finale that gave Everton manager David Moyes an unwelcome reputation.
The Scot is the most successful Premier League manager to play at a stadium without a victory in 23 of his 23 appearances as a visiting coach.
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