Liverpool held in a derby draw
Liverpool, Oct. 17: Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson had a stoppage-time winner ruled out for offside as Everton twice came from behind to salvage their unbeaten start to the Premier League season on Saturday in a pulsating Merseyside derby that ended 2-2.
Everton have still not won a derby for 10 years, but manager Carlo Ancelotti will be the happier of the two managers to escape with a point after Henderson’s strike did not stand for the most marginal of offside calls against Sadio Mane in the build-up following a VAR review.
Ancelotti’s men made the most of that reprieve to level on 19 minutes when Michael Keane’s header from James Rodriguez’s corner had too much power for Adrian. Dominic CalvertLewin’s nine goals have been a major part of Everton’s flying start to the season, but the newlycapped England international missed a huge chance to put the home side in front as he failed to connect with Lucas Digne’s low cross five minutes into the secondhalf.
Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah laboured hard for Liverpool as both scored one goal each but couldn’t prevent the impending stalemate against Everton. —