Liverpool

Spanish teenager Stefan Bajcetic was brave on the ball, as was Cody Gakpo, although Liverpool were not without some luck against Everton.

There is a directness to both of them that evokes the classic early Klopp sides, all pace and impatience, the shortest route to goal through the quickest means possible. The dizzying speed of the break stuns And most cheeringly of all, it is their new guard who make the best use of it. And the Spaniard is the perfect teacher: brave on the ball and an intelligent mover off it, the sort of player who always knows exactly how much time he has on the ball, who can speed play up or slow it down. And for all the riotous fun of the second half, there were also some warning signs for them. Perhaps the reason Liverpool start so badly is that they have lost the ability to self-motivate. Indeed for much of the first half-hour they looked like a pale shadow: frazzled, tired, dead behind the eyes. Even the flailing Trent Alexander-Arnold seemed to grow into this game, earning a second-half assist and unveiling his classic repertoire of crosses: the stinger, the zinger, the curler, the swirler, the roller, the high diagonal, the sly left-footer. The defensive display, particularly in the second half. The hopeful reading is that this comfortable win against their favourite opponents can restore a little of the old swagger, set them back on an upward path. Well, they always say the form book goes out of the window on derby day. At the conclusion of this game, as Liverpool’s players shared backslaps and embraces on the pitch, as Jürgen Klopp strode over to the Kop to punch the air with his harpoon-fist, as Anfield buzzed to the strains of “going down, going down, going down”, it was possible to sense a curious and unfamiliar vibe around this place.

Before Liverpool's win over Everton on Monday Night Football, Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville was concerned about where Jurgen Klopp's side would get their ...

But the return of Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte could be a big part of the solution for Guardiola. But a common problem is stunting their progress, and ultimately led to the dismissal of Jesse Marsch: scoring goals. On paper he seems like the perfect foil for the array of pace and trickery in this Leeds squad but there is a question mark surrounding whether the same player that has led the line magnificently in recent years still remains. Their last four goals conceded have come from City errors, with Silva just the latest player to lose concentration and gift the opposition a goal. It was an issue in the defeat at Tottenham last week, too. "We need to show we are better than them," he said of Wednesday's meeting in his post-match interview with Sky Sports. And Real Madrid, the side which beat them in the Champions League final last season, will provide a seriously stiff examination and could swiftly stall any talk of a recovery. Erling Haaland tends to dominate the headlines with Manchester City and that is sure to continue following his early withdrawal on Sunday. It was Rodri, of course, who scored City's stoppage-time winner in their last visit to the Emirates Stadium. In their next two games, Liverpool must go to fourth-placed Newcastle and then host Real Madrid in the Champions League last-16. This was Liverpool's first win at home in 2023 and just their second win in eight games this calendar year. So much has been made of Liverpool's failure to upgrade their midfield, but perhaps Bajcetic can become part of the solution to that problem.

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.

Cody Gakpo scored his first goal for Liverpool and Mohamed Salah was on target as Everton was consigned to a 2-0 Merseyside derby defeat at Anfield.

The Toffees were once again caught on the break four minutes into the second half, when Conor Cody failed to deal with Trent Alexander-Arnold's dangerous cross and Gakpo got off the mark with a tap-in. Tarkowski came agonisingly close to scoring a second goal in as many games after his winner against Arsenal when he rose to meet Alex Iwobi's corner with a header that struck that post, and Liverpool was in front moments later. Gakpo got off the mark early in the second half as Liverpool moved up a spot to ninth and kept its neighbour in the relegation zone by consigning boss Sean Dyche to a first defeat, with substitute appearances for the fit-again Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino also providing boosts for Jurgen Klopp.

Jürgen Klopp said: 'This gave us all the signs that was us tonight,' while Everton manager Sean Dyche lamented conceding the first goal on the ...

It was necessary we played the game we wanted to and not the game On top of that we were super-dominant, switched the sides and I loved both goals on the counterattack. “We know Liverpool are good on the transition phase. A lot of things were different tonight so it was the best game for a while.” Darwin produced an insane run for the first goal and a super pass. Salah claimed the performance: “looks like the old Liverpool” and revealed that captain Jordan Henderson and vice-captain James Milner convened a team meeting last week to discuss the recent poor run.

'What on earth was that?': Star roasted over howler in heated derby as Reds end horror streak.

Liverpool’s second goal came courtesy of yet another counter-attack, as a driving run forward from Andy Robertson sliced Everton open before he released the ball to Salah who had plenty of room to run on the right. The Egyptian laid the ball in the path of right back Trent Alexander-Arnold who had burst forward on the overlapping run. Nunez’s run down the left attracted the attention of the Toffees’ Vitalii Mykolenko, who was the last man back for the corner, as the Ukrainian was left unaware of the Liverpool trio making streaking runs behind him. Fans on social media were quick to take the mickey out of Pickford for his error. Nunez’s cross from the left then found the feet of Salah who, with the aid of some questionable positioning from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, finished first time for the goal. Liverpool has ended their four-game winless run in the Premier League with a crucial 2-0 win over Everton to secure bragging rights once again in the Merseyside Derby.

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.

Liverpool secured the bragging rights in the Merseyside derby against Everton, with Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo on the scoresheet, while young Stefan ...

It’s been a tough start to life at Anfield for Gakpo, but he’ll have gone to bed with a great big smile on his face tonight, having grabbed his first Reds goal, and in the game which matters most to his new supporters. [who took advantage of some woeful positioning from Jordan Pickford to prod in his 18th goal of the season](https://www.goal.com/en/news/watch-what-was-pickford-doing-mohamed-salah-freakish-merseyside-derby-opener-embarrass-everton-stopper/blt0b097a1c32bfea38), and spark wild celebrations on the Kop. That was all it took to turn panic into delirium, and end a goal drought that was starting to get more than a little worrying for Liverpool’s Egyptian King.

Uefa has said it will open a 'special refund scheme for fans' who attended last season's Champions League final in Paris.

Uefa said it would “announce separately” the refund scheme. In a statement, it did not say it accepted the panel’s findings, saying it was “currently analysing” them “and assessing them against its own analysis of the organisation of the event and facts that occurred around it”. General admission tickets at the Stade de France ranged from €70 to €690.

Liverpool welcomed a review into the 2022 Champions League final which said organisers UEFA were responsible for the chaos before the game, calling on the ...

"... "The evidence-based panel report also found that there was 'a clear and immediate danger of a fatal crush' and that the action of Liverpool supporters saved lives." Feb 14 (Reuters) - Liverpool welcomed a review into the 2022 Champions League final which said organisers UEFA were responsible for the chaos before the game, calling on the European soccer governing body to "take positive and transparent action" to ensure the safety of fans.

Liverpool slammed "hugely disappointing" leaks into a report that is said to apportion the majority of blame on UEFA for issues at last year's Champions ...

"It's been over eight months of work by the independent panel and it is only right and proper to publish the contents of the report to our supporters appropriately. UEFA as event owner is said to be assigned "primary responsibility" and the report is set to say the police and French Football Federation "bear responsibility" because of their roles to ensure public safety. [WATCH Liverpool TV on beIN SPORTS

Liverpool call on Uefa to "fully and transparently" implement the recommendations made in an independent report on the events before last season's Champions ...

This was a 'near miss' of a much more fatal situation. "Lessons must be learnt. "What should have been the highlight of the season for travelling supporters of Liverpool and Real Madrid - in Uefa's words a 'festival of football' - turned out to be a maelstrom of chaos and alarm that led to some fans fearing for their life," the group said. Uefa and French authorities initially blamed ticketless Liverpool fans for the events, but the report - released on Monday - said there was "no evidence" to support the "reprehensible" claims. The club added the "fundamental safety failings" had "exacerbated the suffering" of the families, friends and survivors of Hillsborough. Liverpool want Uefa to "fully and transparently" fulfil recommendations made in an independent report on the events before last season's Champions League final in Paris.

Liverpool have implored Uefa to fully implement the recommendations made in the damning independent report on last year's Champions League final chaos.

We ask that they work with us and seek our expertise to address these injustices and give young disabled supporters from all corners of Europe hope that one day they can follow their football team in the same way that non-disabled children can. “The report contains important recommendations which are relevant to everyone involved in the delivery of major football events, and positive action should be taken to ensure that this never happens again.” We would expect Uefa and the authorities to act upon each of these. Our thoughts go out to all our fans who have suffered as a result of Paris and we would remind them of the mental health support we put in place in the days following the disaster that was the Uefa Champions League final in Paris.” “We implore Uefa to fully enact the recommendations as outlined by the panel – no matter how difficult – to ensure supporter safety is the number one priority at the heart of every Uefa football fixture.” The club has called on Uefa to transparently implement the report’s 21 recommendations to ensure the safety of all supporters attending a Uefa-organised game.

Liverpool has urged European soccer's governing body to ensure supporter safety is the top priority at matches after a report detailed how a “mass fatality ...

“The shame — beginning with the stadium billboard announcing kickoff was delayed due to fans arriving late, supporters being tear gassed and pepper sprayed, pickpocketed and attacked, people frightened they were going to die — is on them.” “This is where the hard work really needs to start now,” he said. Security issues also marred the UEFA-run European Championship final at Wembley Stadium 10 months ago.

Liverpool have urged UEFA to implement the recommendations made by the independent report into the chaos at last year's Champions League final.

Our thoughts go out to all our fans who have suffered as a result of Paris and we would remind them of the mental health support we put in place in the days following the disaster that was the UEFA Champions League final in Paris. Tiago Brandao Rodrigues, found that UEFA and the French authorities must take "primary responsibility" for the chaos, which could have led to the event becoming a "mass fatality catastrophe". The independent French Senate report published in July 2022 found Liverpool supporters were unfairly and wrongly blamed for the chaotic scenes to divert attention from the real organisational failures.

Liverpool has called on UEFA to "take positive and transparent action" on fan safety after a review into the Champions League final chaos.

“We call on UEFA and others at the top of the football regulation pyramid to come together and take positive and transparent action to ensure there are no more ‘near misses’,” Liverpool said. “The evidence-based panel report also found that there was ‘a clear and immediate danger of a fatal crush’ and that the action of Liverpool supporters saved lives.” Liverpool has called on UEFA to “take positive and transparent action” to ensure the safety of fans, following a review into the 2022 Champions League final chaos that absolved the club’s supporters of any wrongdoing.

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.

Lawyers preparing imminent legal claims against Uefa on behalf of Liverpool supporters who suffered injury and trauma at last May's Champions League final ...

Tony Winterburn, partner at Pogust Goodhead, said: “This is a hugely damning report for Uefa, which clearly strengthens the case we are bringing on behalf of Liverpool fans. When publishing the report, Uefa repeated an apology made to supporters of both clubs after the final. “It was the worst day of my life and I’m still dealing with the issues now,” he said. Of the refund scheme, they said: “It’s important to understand that what is required here is more than just a ticket refund. It’s about accountability and about learning lessons for the future. The central finding of the review panel, which was chaired by a Portuguese MP, Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, was that Uefa had “primary responsibility” for the safety failures that almost led to a “mass fatality catastrophe”.