Everton number nine Martin Sherif’s sharp-shooting enabled him to take the badge of honour in the Under-18s Merseyside Derby at Finch Farm as he fired his side ahead before Coby Ebere added a second in a deserved 2-1 victory.
The Blues striker kept his cool seven minutes before half-time to slot smartly past Liverpool keeper Luke Hewitson after being played through by Jacob Beaumont-Clark after a defensive mix-up from the visitors saw Kerron Samuels dispossessed.
It was only one of two times the magnificent Hewitson was beaten as his string of fine saves kept Everton at bay and then from adding to their advantage. Home boss Leighton Baines and his staff had his side up for this contest from the start but the Blues’ best left-back of the Premier League era was also determined to get the message across to his young players that they needed to keep their heads among the blood and thunder of a contest against their neighbours.
