<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/man-city-out-of-the-league-cup-after-1-0-loss-at-newcastle-liverpool-arsenal-and-chelsea-advance-23311426" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Liverpool</a> continued their stranglehold over local rivals Everton to go top of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/premier-league-chelsea-and-liverpool-play-out-1-1-draw-in-high-octane-opener-23303547" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Premier League</a> on Saturday, but had fortune on their side as Mohamed Salah&rsquo;s double secured a 2-0 win at Anfield.
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Everton were left furious at the inconsistency of referee Craig Pawson as Ashley Young was sent-off seven minutes before half-time for two bookable offences, while Ibrahima Konate escaped a second booking in the second-half with the scores still level.&nbsp;
Liverpool toiled to make their man advantage count, but finally achieved the breakthrough 15 minutes from time when Salah smashed home from the penalty spot after Michael Keane handled.&nbsp;
Salah was then teed up by Darwin Nunez to make the points safe seven minutes into stoppage time. Victory takes Jurgen Klopp&rsquo;s men above Tottenham and Arsenal at the top of the table on goal difference.&nbsp;
<h2>Lost just 1 in last 29 derbies</h2>
The Reds have lost just one of their last 29 Merseyside derbies and remain unbeaten at Anfield in front of a crowd against Everton since 1999.&nbsp;
No fixture has had more red cards in the Premier League era that clashes between these two and another sending off proved decisive.&nbsp;
Everton had frustrated the hosts and posed a threat themselves until the 38-year-old Young showed his age rather than his experience by diving in to chop down Luis Diaz and earn a second yellow card.&nbsp;
Young had previously made a brilliant last-ditch challenge to deny Diaz a certain goal. At the other end, Dominic Calvert-Lewin powered an early header too close to Alisson Becker.&nbsp;
Klopp had expressed his frustration at being selected for the Saturday lunchtime kick-off just hours after some of his stars returned after playing for their countries in South American World Cup qualifying.&nbsp;
Colombia&rsquo;s Diaz and Argentina&rsquo;s Alexis Mac Allister started, while Nunez was introduced off the bench after his starring role in Uruguay&rsquo;s 2-0 win over Brazil in midweek.&nbsp;
Liverpool looked jaded despite having the extra man in the second-half. Everton boss Sean Dyche introduced Keane at half-time to revert to a back five and the visitors restricted Liverpool to few clear chances to the frustration of the home support.&nbsp;
The Toffees were then stunned that Konate was not also given his marching orders as he pulled down Beto after being shown a yellow card.&nbsp;
<h2>Yellow card for Dyche</h2>
To rub salt in Everton wounds, Klopp immediately replaced the Frenchman with Joel Matip and Dyche saw a yellow card for taking his protests too far.
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