Liverpool 2-0 Everton: Salah & Gakpo strike to settle Merseyside Derby

Cody Gakpo scored his first Liverpool goal as the Reds returned to winning ways in the Merseyside derby to leave Everton rooted in the relegation zone.

Mohamed Salah fired Jurgen Klopp's side ahead after a blistering counter-attack moments after James Tarkowski headed against the post at the other end.

Liverpool sealed the points when Gakpo - who joined from PSV Eindhoven last month - scored from close range.

Everton stay 18th in the table, one point from safety.

Liverpool's first league win of 2023 lifts them above Chelsea into ninth, nine points off fourth-placed Newcastle who they visit on Saturday (17:30 GMT).

This was a much-needed win for Klopp and his players after poor league defeats to Brentford, Brighton and Wolves in January as well as an FA Cup exit at Brighton.

Match Events

4' Everton's shot stopped

15' Henderson rolls on the ground after getting injured

30' Gueye’s shot flies into the sky

36' GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Everton (Salah)

49' GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Everton (Cody Gakpo)

58' Darwin Núñez's shot stopped

61' CLOSE! Darwin Núñez’s shot wide out

67' Yellow Card! Coady booked

80' Tom Davies' header over the bar

Line-ups

Liverpool XI: Henderson, Matip, Alisson, Salah, Fabinho, Robertson, Joe Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez, Stefan Bajcetic

Subs: Milner, Firmino, Van Dijk, Naby Keita, Tsimikas, Jota, Kelleher, Nathaniel Phillips, Elliott

Everton XI: Coleman, Gueye, Pickford, Doucoure, Tarkowski, Coady, Iwobi, Vitaliy Mykolenko, McNeil, Amadou Onana, Ellis Simms

Subs: Asmir Begovic, Godfrey, Keane, Maupay, Mina, Gray, Tom Davies, Holgate, Vinagre