ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL // Liverpool had their work cut out for them when they returned from the international break in the Merseyside derby.
But in the end, Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a 2-0 win over Everton. Jurgen Klopp decided to rest one of his South American starting quartets, with Darwin Nunes sitting on the bench and Diogo Jota leading the line in midfield.
Ibrahim Konate, favored by French international Joel Matip, also returned to the starting line-up. After an early threat from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Liverpool dominated play and should have done better at the break on many occasions.
The door was opened further for the Reds before the break when Ashley Young was sent off for two yellow card offences.
However, Liverpool struggled to find a breakthrough until 20 minutes from time when Salah saved a penalty after Michael Keane handled Luis Diaz’s cross.
Here are four things highlighted during the game: new pagePre-match focus will likely be on the decision to start Diogo Lotta as Darwin Nunes is on the bench.
But there was another name on the team sheet that piqued the interest of Liverpool fans. Calum Scanlon was named on the bench, 18-year-old Andy Robertson was recalled from injury and Luke Chambers was also in the treatment room.
Scanlon was spotted training with the first team a few days ago. As expected, Kostas Tsimikas replaced Robertson on the left flank. We’re likely to see more from Scanlon in the near future as the Scot heads into an extended spell.
