After a fiery Merseyside derby that was par for the course ended scorelessly, Liverpool and Everton were left with no choice but to split the spoils.
When Tom Davies hit the upright in the first half, the Toffees came agonizingly close to opening the scoring.
Late in the second, Frank Lampard’s team also believed they had scored, but a VAR review disallowed a Conor Coady goal for offside.
Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz both hit the woodwork for the Reds in quick succession during the first 45 minutes, proving that this was not a one-sided game.
In the fifth minute of added time, Mohamed Salah followed suit as Liverpool came agonizingly close to winning.
As a result, even though neither team would prefer the outcome, both could feel they earned their point.
Liverpool’s patchy start to the season, during which they have already lost a lot of ground to the early leaders, was prolonged by a draw.
Everton also had to decide whether to accept a fourth straight league draw, which would drop them to the bottom of the Premier League standings.
Liverpool’s performance was superior to the outcome.
Although a score of 0-0 should not hide the fact that this was one of Liverpool’s better performances in what has been a mixed start to the season, likely, their failure to earn all three points will ultimately taint perceptions of their performance at Goodison Park.
Eight of the Reds’ shots were on goal, and they hit the woodwork three times. Because of this, Jordan Pickford finished the game as an undisputed man of the match for Everton.
They would contend that Conor Coady’s offside goal was merely an instance of their defensive line doing its duty because they also limited the hosts to just three attempts on goal.
All these positives will be used in the upcoming games, and Jurgen Klopp is eager to capitalize on them.
