Wayne Rooney snatches point for Everton after Salah’s stunner for Liverpool at Anfield
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Updated 10/12/2017 at 16:46 GMT
Premier League, Anfield - Liverpool 1 (Salah 42') Everton 1 (Rooney 77' pen)
Everton's Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring their first goal with team mates
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Liverpool were left to rue missed chances as Wayne Rooney's first ever goal in a Merseyside derby earned Everton an unlikely 1-1 draw at Anfield.
The Reds dominated throughout and looked on course to take the bragging rights once more when Mo Salah curled home a sensational effort just before the break to net his 19th of the season.
However, Dejan Lovren's clumsy shove on Dominic Calvert-Lewin resulted in a penalty that Rooney smashed down the middle 13 minutes from time.
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Mohamed Salah of Liverpool scores the first Liverpool goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield on December 10, 2017 in Liverpool, England.
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It was hugely frustrating for the hosts who failed to move up to third in the table as Sam Allardyce's decision to 'park the bus' paid dividends for the Toffees.
The result means Liverpool remain in fourth, with Everton jumping above Southampton, who drew 1-1 with Arsenal earlier in the day, into 10th.
TALKING POINT
Klopp's team selection. The Reds boss made six changes to the side that thumped Spartak Moscow 7-0 in midweek - including the decision to split up the formidable 'Fab Four.' Seeing both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino start on the bench will have given Allardyce and Co a real lift and there's no doubt that, while the visitors rode their luck at times, Liverpool lacked the pace and flair in attack that had seen them score so freely in recent weeks.
Salah looked to have spared his manager the post-match questions about it backfiring, but the German then took his leading scorer off at 1-0 and Lovren's moment of madness ultimately proved costly.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool). Lit up the afternoon with a sublime moment of genius. Ran Martina ragged and was the bright spark in the Liverpool side, who bossed possession but struggled to test Jordan Pickford despite plenty of attempts. Klopp may well look back and wish he'd left the Egyptian on the field.
PLAYER RATINGS
LIVERPOOL: Mignolet 6, Gomez 8, Lovren 5, Klavan 7, Robertson 7, Henderson 6, Milner 7, Oxlade-Chamberlain 7, Mane 7, Salah 8, Solanke 6. Subs: Firmino 6, Coutinho 6, Ings n/a.
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Everton's English manager Sam Allardyce shouts from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on December 10, 2017.
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EVERTON: Pickford 7, Kenny 7, Holgate 7, Williams 6, Martina 5, Gueye 6, Calvert-Lewin 7. Rooney 6, Davies 5, Sigurdsson 6, Niasse 5. Subs: Schneiderlin 6, Lennon 5, Jagielka n/a.
KEY MOMENTS
42' - GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Everton. That is sensational. Salah with some individual brilliance as he wriggles past Martina and Gueye before curling a sublime shot into the far corner from the right of the area.
45+1' - LIVERPOOL CHANCE! It should be two. Mane rampages past Williams and into the left of the area. Solanke and Salah await a square pass for a tap-in, but the Senegalese hitman opts to shoot and drags it wide of the far post.
45+1' - LIVERPOOL CHANCE! It should be two. Mane rampages past Williams and into the left of the area. Solanke and Salah await a square pass for a tap-in, but the Senegalese hitman opts to shoot and drags it wide of the far post.
49' - LIVERPOOL CHANCE! Salah arrives on cue at the far post but plants his header wide of target after a delightful cross from the right by Milner.
63' - LIVERPOOL CHANCE! Pickford to the rescue for the Blues as he gets big hands on the Ox's pearl of a cross with Mane a whisker away from converting inside the six-yard box.
65' - LIVERPOOL CHANCE! Salah's whipped left-wing free kick is met by Gomez who powers his header just over the top.
65' - LIVERPOOL CHANCE! Salah's whipped left-wing free kick is met by Gomez who powers his header just over the top.
77' - GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 Everton. Rooney levels as he smashes straight down the middle from the spot after Lovren was penalised for shoving Calvert-Lewin.
KEY STATS
Mohamed Salah has scored 19 goals in 24 apps for Liverpool this season (all comps), as many as he netted for Roma last term in 41 games.
Rooney scored his first goal in a Merseyside derby. He has netted five goals in his last six league starts against Liverpool.
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