“Their performance was terrible any good coach would be very angry at them. Jurgen Klopp should leave them out of the next match against West Ham on Saturday” – Gary Neville observed Jurgen Klopp admonishing two Liverpool players during the Everton match.

Liverpool began the Wednesday night Merseyside Derby against Everton on a shaky note.

The team aimed to equalize points with Arsenal at the Premier League summit, necessitating a victory at Goodison Park.

From that perspective, it was an inauspicious beginning for Jurgen Klopp’s side. Despite an early penalty conceded by Alisson Becker being rescinded by VAR, Liverpool failed to respond effectively.

The signs of trouble were evident almost immediately, with Everton winning multiple free kicks in threatening positions and asserting dominance in aerial duels within the Liverpool box.

Following Jarrad Branthwaite’s goal from one such set-piece, Klopp openly displayed his frustration with two of his players.

Jurgen Klopp expressed his dissatisfaction with Liverpool’s center-backs during the match.

While several players struggled to cope with Everton’s aerial prowess in the game’s initial phases, much of the responsibility fell on center-back pair Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.

They both struggled, particularly in their attempts to contain Dominic Calvert-Lewin.