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Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez looked particularly good as Liverpool's first league win of 2023 keeps Everton sweating over their top-flight future.

[Demarai Gray](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/194403/Demarai-Gray) and [Anthony Gordon](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/268782/Anthony-Gordon), now a Newcastle player, are their joint leading scorers in the league with just three goals each. The Everton left-back was tormented all night long by Salah and [Trent Alexander-Arnold](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/223532/Trent-Alexander-Arnold), and lost the ball too often. Everton: The Toffees are also in action on Saturday, when they welcome Leeds to Goodison Park for a clash of 17th vs. If he continues to be in and out of the team, as he has been all season, Everton will find it tough to score the goals they need to stay up. With Nunez making one goal and Gakpo scoring another, though, this was a good night for two of Liverpool's big hopes for the future. No lack of effort or work ethic, it's still tough coming here, but [Liverpool] are a great side." [Benfica](/football/team?id=1929), registered an assist for Salah's opening goal while Gakpo finally scored his first Liverpool goal since arriving in a £37 million switch from [PSV Eindhoven](/football/team?id=148) last month. Hopefully it was a start." For Liverpool, that is all about finding the form to make a late charge up the table to seal a top-four finish and The absence of centre-forward If Liverpool and Everton are to save their seasons, though, both need to be better than they were at Anfield in this game. While the win boosted Liverpool's faint hopes of finishing in the top four, the defeat left Everton in the relegation zone ahead of their crucial clash against Leeds United on Saturday.

Everton and England keeper Jordan Pickford had a night to forget as Liverpool took another Merseyside Derby.

Dyche said: “All games are important, but it’s fair to say people were wondering if we would get a point from our first two games. I loved the atmosphere, it is an insane atmosphere people create here,” Klopp said. We probably had 70 per cent possession and scored from two counters, that makes it special,” he said later. I’m a realist and I know how tough the Premier League is." READ MORE: [English Premier League](https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/english-premier-league) win. [Startling 'cheating' claim emerges from Aussie's loss](https://wwos.nine.com.au/combat-sports/ufc-284-islam-makhachev-cheating-accusation-after-win-over-alexander-volkanovski-dan-hooker/ef3bf3a0-c153-40f4-9bc6-cc979c364ed7) [Everton](https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/everton) goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has been grilled after a blunder gifted a struggling [Liverpool](https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/epl/liverpool-fc) side its opening goal in a 2-0 win in the much-anticipated Merseyside Derby. [Mohammed Salah](https://wwos.nine.com.au/mohamed-salah) net the opener following a break from Darwin Nunez directly from an Everton corner.

Goals from Mo Salah and Cody Gakpo, his first for Liverpool, settled a one-sided Merseyside derby.

[Liverpool](https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool) is much improved I still feel Fabinho has lost a yard this season,” says Richard Howes. He plays the ball left towards Nunez, who opens his body and whips a curling shot wide of the far post. 65 min “A few years ago, such was Liverpool’s prowess on the counter (and Van Dijk-ness in defence), they were statistically more likely to score than concede from an opposition corner,” says Matt Dony. Hit the post a lot, made some odd decisions and weird mistakes, but always made some kind impression, showing flashes of real talent and excitement. 67 min As one-sided as this has been, I’d be loath to read too much into the game. He is about to shoot when Coady (I think) makes a vital challenge. 67 min An increasingly hacked-off Coady is booked for pulling back the impressive Bajcetic. Iwobi, on the right, flipped a beautiful cross towards Davies, arriving late beyond the far post. 86 min Robertson kicks the ball away from Pickford, then starts laughing, and suddenly it all kicks off near the touchline. “But after beating Arsenal I’m sure Everton will have fancied doing the same to the Reds, while I fully expected to have been Dyched tonight. 90+1 min “Not sure how the players who were so energetic and active against Arsenal can be so static and passive tonight,” says Gary Naylor. Mo Salah and Cody Gakpo scored after brainfades from Jordan Pickford and Conor Coady respectively, and Liverpool were just better in every department.

Mohamed Salah is hoping Liverpool's 2-0 Premier League win over Everton in Monday's Merseyside derby could herald a new beginning for the struggling side as ...

"This has started last week in training. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story While Salah was happy to have snapped a five-game scoreless streak, he said the win mattered more for Liverpool as they eye a top-four finish to qualify for the Champions League next season.

Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo have scored to earn Liverpool a crucial 2-0 Premier League win over Merseyside rivals Everton at Anfield.

I loved the atmosphere, it is an insane atmosphere people create here," Klopp said. But such is Liverpool's inconsistent form in recent weeks that a win of any description would have been gratefully received by the Anfield crowd on Monday night. We probably had 70 per cent possession and scored from two counters, that makes it special," he said. Sean Dyche was consigned to defeat in his first derby as Everton manager and couldn't build on the morale-boosting win against table-topping Arsenal in his opening game in charge. Klopp hopes the win in the 242nd Merseyside derby can provide lift-off for a team that challenged for an unprecedented quadruple last season. This was ninth-placed Liverpool's first victory in the Premier League in 2023 and only their second in their last eight games in all competitions.

The meaning behind Everton Football Club's nickname the 'Toffees' and everything you need to know.

Goodison road was named after the civil engineer George Goodison, who constructed the street.Getty The name of the Everton stadium is due to the Goodison road that it was built beside the ground. It starts with the Everton Toffee shop owned by Molly Bushell, which was located near Anfield where Everton started their journey.