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LIVERPOOL: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson had an injury time winner ruled out for offside as Everton came back twice to save their undefeated start to the Premier League season on Saturday (October 17) in a thrilling Merseyside derby that ended 2-2.
Everton have yet to win a derby in 10 years, but manager Carlo Ancelotti will be the happier of the two coaches to escape with a point after Henderson’s goal was not the most marginal of offside calls against Sadio Mane in preparation following a VAR review.
One piece of the loot means Everton remains three points above their city rivals at the top of the table.
Liverpool were crushed 7-2 by Aston Villa in their last game before the international break, but started as a team ready to make amends.
Mane missed the Villa Park beating after testing positive for coronavirus and the Senegalese showed why he missed a lot with a clever shot from Andy Robertson’s cut to open the scoring.
Everton was disappointed moments later when Virgil Van Dijk was on the receiving end of a dangerous late lunge from Jordan Pickford as a free kick entered the area.
However, no penalties were awarded in a VAR review because Van Dijk had been slightly offside and Pickford also incredibly avoided a red card.
Ancelotti’s men took advantage of that respite to equalize in the 19th minute when a Michael Keane header from James Rodríguez’s corner had too much power for Adrián.
But it was Liverpool that remained the most dangerous team for the remainder of the first half. Pickford leapt to his right to make an impressive free-kick save from Trent Alexander-Arnold before Mane had a similar opportunity on the first goal, only this time to deflect Robertson’s cross.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s nine goals have been an important part of Everton’s strong start to the season, but the newly crowned English international missed a great opportunity to put the home side ahead as he failed to connect with a low center from Lucas Digne five minutes into the game. The second half.
James has been a reborn player since moving from Real Madrid to join Ancelotti at a third club, and the Colombian’s sumptuous center was about to give Richarlison the winning goal, but the Brazilian’s header came out again. of the post.
Those chances looked set to come back to haunt Everton, as a magical moment from Mohamed Salah put Liverpool in front with 18 minutes from time.
An Alexander-Arnold cross was cut by Yerry Mina, but he snapped towards the Egpytian on his left and took a shot to the far angle for his sixth goal in five appearances this season.
Pickford kept Everton in the game with an incredible header from Joel Matip and then to stop another piledriver from Salah.
That proved crucial as Calvert-Lewin produced an incredible jump and header from Digne’s center to level once more.
Virgil van Dijk (left) was forced to be injured by a late tackle by Jordan Pickford (center) AFP / Peter Byrne
Everton ended the game with 10 men when Richarlison received a direct red card for another dangerous lunge, this time on Thiago Alcantara.
Henderson thought he had won the game when Pickford couldn’t avoid his England teammate’s low shot in injury time.
However, the drama did not end there as VAR deemed Mane offside when he provided the cross.
