Linda Pizzuti, wife of Liverpool owner John W. Henry, has described her side’s Merseyside derby victory over Everton as “fantastic”. Mohamed Salah scored the derby winner with a second-half goal as Liverpool overcame 10-man Everton at Anfield. The Egypt international put his side ahead with a free kick before securing the three points in extra time. The striker’s brace took his career league tally to 201 as the win maintained Liverpool’s lead over their neighbours.
Jurgen Klopp’s ninth Premier League win against Everton took Rafa Benitez over Merseyside derby for most wins by a manager. Pizziti posted on Instagram after the game, “Win the derby! A fine display from Salah as he continues to break records at Anfield. At this beautiful moment (after other matches) we are at the top of the ranking. “It was very good, it’s a derby so there are a lot of things to consider,” manager Jurgen Klopp said after the game. Better passing in the first half put us up by 30. We should have scored with a good counter attack and offense but we didn’t. “We didn’t let them do what they wanted. We definitely had problems. It was a deep deadlock and it was difficult because they adapted and adapted to our strengths.”I enjoyed a lot of moments and the red card had a big impact on the game. I wanted to remain calm and ignore the fact that we were in front of only one person.
It’s tough in the stands because now you feel like you have to make every possession and it takes a while to get a chance. “Then there was a penalty. Looking back, it was clearly a penalty kick. Ibrahima [Konate] could have left. This is correct. Of course, that could have happened, then we dealt with it, then we were solid and tight.”
