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Welcome to Liverpool, Cody Gakpo! Winners, losers and ratings as brilliant Stefan Bajcetic runs Everton ragged in Merseyside derby

Much has changed at Liverpool this season, and most of it for the worse, but their supremacy on Merseyside remains.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have had their struggles since the turn of the year, but they were too good for Everton here at Anfield, and the hope will be that this 2-0 derby win can inject some momentum into a stuttering campaign.

Victory came courtesy of a first-half strike from Mohamed Salah and a first Reds goal for Cody Gakpo after the break - both of them the result of lightning-quick counter-attacks. Everton, who arrived buoyed by their win over Arsenal last time out, offered precious little in response and their new manager, Sean Dyche, knows they still face a serious battle to avoid relegation this season. Defeat leaves the Toffees third from bottom in the Premier League, while Liverpool climb above fellow underperformers Chelsea into ninth.

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