Liverpool still enjoying their fantastic run of form from last season, as they extended their unbeaten run thrashing their neighbours 5-2 in a thrilling Merseyside derby on Wednesday night.
The Wednesday night Merseyside derby was a fantastic game to see, especially for the Liverpool fans, as Liverpool pushed Everton manager Marco Silva closer to the sack and retained their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a crushing win at Anfield which dropped the Toffees into the relegation zone.
Liverpool won the Merseyside derby with four goals in the first half, with Sadio Mane creating two early strikes for Divock Origi and the recalled Xherdan Shaqiri.
Everton pulled one back through
Michael Keane but Liverpool were soon back in control when Origi controlled Dejan Lovren’s pass for a brilliant third and Mane got the goal he deserved when he crowned a sweeping counter-attack from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s inviting delivery.
Richarlison took advantage of Liverpool’s own vulnerable defending to make it 4-2 on the stroke of half-time but in reality Everton were never seriously in contention at any point.
Both sides missed chances in the second half, with the brilliant Mane and Everton substitute Moise Kean culprits, but Liverpool completed the humiliation for Silva and his team with Georginio Wijnaldum’s low shot for the fifth in the final minute of normal time.
It was Klopp’s 100th Premier League victory – he is the second-fastest manager to reach a century in the competition – and it extends the Reds’ run of 32 matches without defeat, their longest such run in top-flight history.
It is the first time Everton have conceded four goals in the first half of a Merseyside derby since 1935.
Silva now faces an uncertain future – and Everton face what increasingly looks like a relegation fight, as they dropped to the relegation zone.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, speaking after the Merseyside derby, said:
“All the goals were incredible, outstanding. Wonderful goals, sensational passes, super pieces of football. I loved it a lot!
“We needed fresh legs and I had to show my respect to the boys in the squad, that’s all. They proved it. It is much more fun making changes, all of the boys are ready to deliver performances like this.
“It was a massive moment in my first season when Divock Origi got injured in the derby. It changed his career for a bit.
Marco Silva, speaking after the game, said:
“We cannot concede goals in the way we conceded. We knew everything about them before the match and how they like to play whether with Origi, Salah or Firmino, we know how they would play. There was a lot of mistakes.
“I am not the right person to answer about the situation, this question is for different people. We are making some mistakes which put us under big, big pressure. The type of mistakes we are making is because the players are playing under big pressure because of the position in the table.”