Watch: Mohamed Salah Scores Opener After Brilliant Counter Attack By Darwin Nunez – Liverpool v Everton -Merseyside Derby
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Watch Mohamed Salah’s opening goal in the Merseyside Derby after a sensational counter attack by Liverpool.
Tonight’s Merseyside Derby has so far lived up to expectations. An unbelievable atmosphere has been backed up with just as much energy on the pitch, especially from the home side.
Liverpool have come out of the blocks from the first whistle, but somehow, Everton have kept the Reds out. Well, that was until a moment of brilliance from Darwin Nunez.
Sean Dyche’s men were unlucky not to open the scoring when James Tarkowski’s header bounced off the post. The clearance fell to the feet of the Uruguayan forward and oh how he punished them.
Nunez used his lightening pace to blister past the packing Blues’ defence. The speedster then brought his head up to see the run of Mohamed Salah through the middle.
An inch perfect pass was needed and an inch perfect pass was delivered by Nunez. Salah poked the ball home into an open net, after Jordan Pickford left himself in no-mans-land.
Option 1Option 2Early Liverpool Team News
Diogo Jota could return to the Liverpool squad after returning to training this week after a serious calf injury picked up in the win against Manchester City back in October.
Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk, and Arthur Melo have also returned to full training and could feature though Jurgen Klopp admitted they are slightly behind the Portuguese in their rehab from injuries.
In less positive news however, Thiago Alcantara is doubtful for the clash after not being able to participate in training this week due to a hip issue.
Ibrahima Konate (hamstring) and Luis Diaz (knee) are still not available.
Early Everton Team News
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is ‘touch and go, at best’ according to Dyche, after the striker was substituted in the victory over the Gunners as a precaution following a hamstring concern.
James Garner and Ben Godfrey could return to the Everton squad but Nathan Patterson and Andros Townsend remain unavailable.
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