The Toffees had a Conor Coady goal ruled offside by VAR, while Liverpool hit the woodwork on more than one occasion. Sportsmail gives the player ratings from a frantic Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon. Everton stopper Jordan Pickford was man of the match against Liverpool with a superb display Everton (4-3-3): Jordan Pickford 9 Crucial touch to deny a ferocious volley from Nunes in the first half and made a stunning triple save in quick succession, two from Firmino and Fabinho. Nathan Patterson 6 Strong performance at both ends of the pitch, enjoyed his physical battles with Diaz, almost set up a goal for Davies and almost grabbed one himself Conor Coady 6 I thought he had scored the first goal only to be ruled out for offside. However, he had a derby debut to be proud of as he helped nullify the Reds’ threat. James Tarkowski made a solid change to Conor Coady’s side as Everton’s defense held firm James Tarkovsky 7 Forming a solid pairing with Coady, he performed well against the twin threat of Nunez and Diaz. Made up for a lack of pace with an excellent read of the game. Vitalii Mykolenko 7 The Ukrainian covered miles up and down the left while doing a decent job of keeping Salah unusually quiet. Tom Davis 7 His type of game where he could beat around the ankles of Liverpool’s midfielders. Desperately unlucky not to open the scoring when it hit the post. Midfielder Tom Davies came close to scoring for Everton as he hit the post in the first half Amadou Onana 6 First booking of the game, for a trip on Carvalho, but the youngster showed promise, trying to lead Everton in front of midfield. Alex Iwobi 7 He threatened the goal with a promising volley after the restart, but saw the ball go forward a bit and was more of a defender, which he did well. Demarai Gray 8 Lively display from the in-form Everton winger, although a little too greedy at times, but his cross almost saw Maupay score and it was his cross that provided the disallowed ‘goal’. Neil Maupai was almost Everton’s hero but was denied by Liverpool stopper Alisson. Neal Maupay 6 Decent debut and was a nuisance in the Liverpool area where his tenacity almost set Davies open. Only to be denied by a big Alisson block. Anthony Gordon 7 He looked full of energy now the transfer speculation is behind him. Put himself energetically and lucky to escape attention in the first half. Substitutes Idrissa Gueye for Davies 61 mins, Dwight McNeil for Gordon 82 mins N/A Subs (not used): Begovic, Keane, Allan, Coleman, Vinagre, Rondon, Mills. Liverpool (4-3-3): Alison 7 Only one first-half save, from a Gordon snap, but he showed great focus and was alert to deny Maupay and McNeil after the break. Alisson was in fine form for the Reds and made some important stops to keep the scoreline Trent Alexander-Arnold 5 His usual impressive self in possession but Gray caused him problems and was sacrificed by Klopp before the hour mark. Joe Gomez 6 Sloppy possession and a mistake almost led to a Davies goal, but he otherwise looked solid under Everton’s pressure. Virgil van Dijk 6 He shaped his defense well and also looked threatening in Liverpool’s set-pieces. Booked for a second half challenge on Onana and could see red. Konstantinos Tsimikas 6 He brought in Andy Robertson, but he lasted less than an hour. He defended well enough, but his use of the ball was wasteful. Harvey Elliott 5 No questioning his work rate, but the youngster struggled to make an impact in a frantic midfield and was sacrificed with ten minutes to go. Harvey Elliott worked hard during the match but failed to make a positive impact Fabinho 6 He got the ball out a little too easily at times in a tight midfield battle, but looked dangerous in attack, only to be denied by a great save from Pickford. Fabio Carvalho 5 Injured in a foul by Onana and substituted at the break, he showed some nice touches but not enough at the pace of a red hot derby. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah struggled to make an impact against Everton Mohamed Salah 6 The service was terrible and he had no touch in the Everton box in the first half, but his incredible pass almost set up Firmino late on and hit the post in injury time. Darwin Nunez 8 He kept his composure impressively and hit the woodwork from his only chance in the first half with a superb piece of control. I missed a good opening in the second half. Darwin Nunez looked the most dangerous for Liverpool and was unlucky not to find the back of the net Luis Diaz 6 He also hit the post and looked dangerous on a few other occasions but, like the rest of his forward line, suffered from Liverpool’s failure to control the midfield. Substitutes Roberto Firmino for Carvalho 45 mins, 7 James Milner for Alexander-Arnold 58 mins, 6 Andy Robertson for Chimika 58 mins, 6 Diogo Jota for Nunez 79 mins, 6 Joel Matip for Elliott 79 mins, 6 Subs (not used): Adrian, Firmino, Arthur, Baisetic, Phillips. Referee: A Taylor 6
