Ashley Young was earlier sent off for two fouls on Luis Diaz, picking up his 23rd Premier League red card.But of course you knew all that. What you missed were a number of interesting subplots during Saturday’s game.
At Anfield on a matchday, when the opposing goalkeepers arrive at the end of the pitch, the Kop welcomes them warmly. This is a long-standing tradition that has honored hundreds of goalkeepers over the years. But Jordan Pickford was not so lucky on Saturday afternoon. When the Everton goalkeeper took his place in the Kop in the second half, the home supporters, who had not forgotten the England international’s end-of-season performance against Virgil van Dijk three years ago, went wild.Liverpool fans made no secret of their dislike of the Everton man, but that was the loudest signal as they prepared for the start of the second half. It may have been Pickford’s first opposition strike to receive a cold reception from the Kop supporters. It’s not that he didn’t sleep much. Van Dijk played the role of captain.
Mohamed Salah’s performance gave Liverpool a 2-0 win over Everton in the 243rd Merseyside derby on Saturday afternoon.Salah scored the second goal in the 97th minute after Michael Keane was awarded a penalty to further improve the result and briefly lift Liverpool to the top of the Premier League.
