It looks routine enough. Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 at Anfield for the third season in succession, registering their 14th win in the past 24 Premier League home derbies and 99th in the fixture’s history, while Mohamed Salah made another decisive contribution to take Jürgen Klopp’s team briefly top of the table.
It was anything but routine. It was gruelling, testing and controversial, with another weak refereeing display exerting an unhealthy influence over a showpiece event. This time Klopp had no complaints.
